The Persian scholar Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Ali al-Mas’udi (c. 896-956) is among the first to record the use of simple vertical-shaft windmills in Sistan, Persia.
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The eruptions of Laki and the resulting haze cloud have a severe impact on the climate of the northern hemisphere and cause large famines across Europe.
The European Union adopts a model linking sustainability with ecological, economic, and social issues.
This state organization is founded to manage the conservation of New Zealand’s natural heritage.
A German physician lays a cornerstone for public health and hygiene services.
Following the establishment of the Xapuri Rural Workers’ Union, Brazilian activist Chico Mendes becomes a symbol for peaceful resistance to social injustice and environmental destruction.
On 12 January 2010, an earthquake destroys vast areas of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, and its surroundings.
One of the deadliest earthquakes in recorded history strikes Aleppo in Northern Syria.
Robert Anderson, a Scottish inventor, develops a prototype vehicle that runs on rechargeable batteries, a major step towards the development of the electric car.
Developments in population and settlement in the US American West are strongly influenced by the construction of the Burlington Railroad Tracks.