History of Horticulture © 2002 Jules Janick, Purdue University
Current Era (CE) | |
| 1 | Height of Roman Empire, Birth of Christ, Destruction of Pompei (79), Persecution of Christians, Emperor Constantine, Establishment of Christian dominance, Decline of Roman Empire |
| 500 | Rise of Islam, Dark Ages in Europe, Plague, Tang Dynasty in China, Sung Dynasty in China, Vikings |
| 1000 | Norman Conquest (1044), Cathedrals constructed, Genghis Khan, Ottoman empire in Turkey, Aztecs settle in Mexico, Printing press |
| 1500 | BEGINNING OF MODERN ERA, Printed Herbals, Columbus, Age of Exploration |
| 1600 | William Shakespeare, Francis Bacon, Rembrant, Cromwell |
| 1700 | Gardens of Versailles, Issac Newton, US Revolution (1776), Carolus Linnaeus |
| 1800 | Thomas Andrew Knight: Beginning of Horticultural Science, Charles Darwin, Gregor Mendel; Birth of Genetics, Morrill Act |
| 1900 | Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wright Brothers flight, ASHS founded, Rediscovery of Mendel's paper, Beginning of Genetics |
| 1910 | Thomas Hunt Morgan & Drosophila, Mechanization of Agriculture, World War I |
| 1920 | Hybrid corn, vitamins, Rise of tractor in agriculture |
| 1930 | World Depression, Dust Bowl |
| 1940 | World War II, VE,VJ day, Cold War |
| 1950 | DNA Structure, Watson Crick, Korean Conflict, Genetic Code |
| 1960 | Herbicides, Vietnam Era |
| 1970 | Man on the Moon (1969), Green Revolution, Plasticulture, Tissue culture, Micropropagation |
| 1980 | Gene transformation, Molecular Biology |
| 1990 | Gulf War, computers, Information Revolution – Internet |
| 2000 | Genomics, Directed Mutation |
Dates to Remember - Years ago | ||
| 15 Billion | Origin of Universe | |
| 4.5 Billion | Origin of Earth | |
| 3.5 Billion | Origin of Life | |
| 1 Billion | Oxygen Breathing Animals | |
| 200 Million | Age of Dinosaurs | |
| 2 Million | Tools Used by Early Man | |
| 1 Million | Homo Erectus | |
| 200,000 | Neandertal, Cro-Magnon | |
| 10,000 | Neolithic Revolution | |
| 8,000 | Development of Agriculture | |
| 5,000 | Bronze Age-Pyramids-Stonehenge, Cuneiform, Writing, Wichan centers | |
| 4,000 | Sumerians | |
| 3,000 | Iron Age | |
| 2,500 | Golden Age of Greece | |
| 2,000 | Common Era, Roman Empire | |
| 1,500 | Fall of Rome | |
| 1,000 | Norman Conquest | |
| 500 | Modern Times-Columbus | |
| 0 | Genetic Code | |