10,000 Years of
Human History

On 11 February 1990, Nelson Mandela walked free after 27 years in prison — an event watched by hundreds of millions worldwide that signalled the beginning of the end of South Africa's apartheid regime.

On the night of 9 November 1989, crowds began demolishing the wall that had divided Berlin — and symbolised the Iron Curtain — for 28 years, in scenes that announced the end of the Cold War.

On 20 July 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk on the Moon — completing a goal set by President Kennedy eight years earlier and defining the ambition of an entire generation.

On 15 August 1947, India gained independence from British rule after nearly 200 years — but partition simultaneously created Pakistan, displacing 10–20 million people in the largest mass migration in history.

On 6 August 1945, the United States dropped the first atomic bomb used in warfare on Hiroshima, Japan — killing between 70,000 and 140,000 people and inaugurating the nuclear age.

The deadliest conflict in human history, involving over 30 countries and resulting in 70–85 million deaths, ended with the dawn of the nuclear age and a new world order.