Hey Pandas, What Are Two Events From The Same Decade That Seem Much Further Apart? (Closed)

The 2012 Olympics in the UK and the 2016 Brexit referendum. One was an amazing event and the UK was in a great place at that time. Then the referendum happened and it all turned to s**t.

The last person executed by guillotine in France on September 10, 1977 and The Apple II personal computer released by Apple Inc. in June 1977.

The fall of the Samurai (The Satsuma Rebellion) in 1877. The first commercial telephone exchange 1878.

For me, the Sydney 2000 Olympics, and 9/11 just a year later. The world seemed so happy and upbeat in 2000, and we'd just hosted ''the best Olympics ever''. It felt like we were still riding that wave when 9/11 happened, and it was like the world was plunged into darkness. All the good times seemed to end.

In 2001, after a difficult year, my extended family decided to have Thanksgiving at a fancy restaurant buffet instead of cooking. We got there and realized no one had remembered to bring a camera. No one who actually had a phone with them, had a camera on it. In 2008, we had the extended family together again for Thanksgiving, every one of us had a camera phone and countless photos resulted. Photography completely changed in that decade.

First manned outer space flight, Russia, April 12, 1961. First manned moon landing, USA, July 20, 1969.

The Wright Brothers first flight was in 1903. The first manned space flight by Yuri Gagarin was in 1961. 58 years between a 12 second sustained, powered flight and a complete outer space orbit of earth.

With the dissolution of the USSR in the early 90's; the world collectively sighed as the 30 year Cold War and fear of nuclear Armageddon were effectively over. 9/11/2001, effectively changed how Western Nations perceived their safety and unshered a new generation of fear and resultant changes in how we live.

There was only a two year difference between the sinking of the Titanic and WW1

1940s. Cavalry charges and atomic bombs

The Intel 4004 was released to the public on November 15, 1971. It was the first commercially available microprocessor.

The Cray-1 supercomputer was released in 1975, and the first installation occurred in 1976. That's only half a decade.

There was a 22-year window in which a samurai could have sent a fax to Abraham Lincoln. The first ever fax machine, the ''printing telegraph,' was invented in 1843, And Abraham Lincoln was famously assassinated at Ford's Theatre in 1865. Meaning that from 1845, to 1855 if they had access, a Samurai warrior from Japan, could have faxed Abraham Lincoln to congratulate him on winning the election to US president.

Charles and Diana's wedding, July 1981; fall of the Berlin wall, November 1989.

Challenger disaster 1986 and fall of the Berlin Wall on 1989

Two events from the same decade that feel much further apart often highlight how quickly society, technology, or culture can change. For example:

The launch of the first iPhone (2007) and the global financial crisis hitting full force (2008) — both in the 2000s, yet one feels like the dawn of a tech revolution and the other a worldwide economic shake-up.

The London Olympics (2012) and the rise of social media activism around major political events that same decade — the scale and impact of these events make them feel worlds apart, even though they occurred within a few years.

It’s a bit like learning from a qurantajweedteacher.com: even if two recitations come from the same text, the experience of each can feel very different depending on context, timing, and perspective. History works the same way — proximity in time doesn’t always mean similarity in impact.

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The Eiffel Tower was completed in Paris, while Nintendo was founded in Japan, and Jack the Ripper was on his killing spree in London.

Windows XP release in 2001 and the first iPhone in 2007, six years apart.