If you want to know when the wheel was invented, Shakespeare was born, or the first man landed on the moon, you’ll find it in this densely illustrated reference book. With over 3500 dates, it is an indispensable guide to what happened when and where. This book outlines the history of the world, pointing out the most significant landmarks and turning points- wars and revolutions, ground breaking inventions and discoveries, artistic movements, and the rise and fall of great empires- from the earliest settlements of around 9000BC right up to the end of the 20th century.