Around 2006, for the first time in history, more people lived in towns and cities than in the countryside. In 1800 fewer than one person in ten lived in a city. Industrialisation, then the rapid growth of cities in Asia, Africa and Latin America, transformed where and how people live. It took place in 2006.
Before and after
- 2006Discovery of nihonium
- 2006Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
- 2006Rise of Pirate Party
- 2006Event Horizon Telescope
- 2006Half of humanity lives in cities
- 4 January 2006Discovery of S/2006 S 1
- 4 January 2006Discovery of Kari
- 5 January 2006Discovery of Skoll
- 5 January 2006Discovery of Tarqeq
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- 24 October 1945Founding of United Nations
- 16 November 1945Founding of UNESCO
- 4 April 1949Founding of NATO
- 1959HIV/AIDS
- 1 November 1993Founding of European Union
- 2015Rise of Wikipedia Asian Month
The era
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