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| 1945 |
| | | Austrian philosopher Karl Popper publishes The Open Society and its Enemies | |
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| 1947 |
| | | US scientist Edwin Land demonstrates a new device, the Polaroid camera, to the Optical Society of America | |
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| 1958 |
| | | In The Affluent Society US economist John Kenneth Galbraith criticizes wasteful modern consumerism | |
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| c. 1960 |
| | | It is estimated that during this year the population of the world reached three billion | |
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| 1962 |
| | | Students for a Democratic Society publish in Michigan The Port Huron Statement, a seminal text of the New Left | |
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| c. 1974 |
| | | It is estimated that during this year the population of the world reached four billion | |
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| c. 1987 |
| | | It is estimated that during this year the population of the world reached five billion | |
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| c. 1999 |
| | | It is estimated that during this year the population of the world reached six billion | |
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| 2009 November 20 |
| | | Global stock markets fall when Dubai seems in danger of being unable to service its massive $80 billion of debt | |
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| 2009 December 14 |
| | | Abu Dhabi provides Dubai with $10 billion of debt relief, reducing the threat of a new major financial crisis | |
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