1921 ⟶ R.U.R. Play Premiere: Introduction of the Word 'Robot'

January 25: Premiere of the science-fiction play R.U.R. (Ros...
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🏰 Prague Castle Construction Begins

Prague Castle founded.⟶
Prague Castle Construction Begins (870)
Middle AgesFortificationPolitical DevelopmentArchitectureSlavs
Czech RepublicCzech Republic

🌾 Czech Lands Famine

1771: Famine in Czech lands kills hundreds of thousands.⟶
Czech Lands Famine (1770)
FamineFood ShortageAgricultural CrisisAustrian Empire
Czech RepublicCzech Republic

🧬 Mendel Publishes Laws of Inheritance

Gregor Mendel: Mendel's laws of inheritance, basis for genetics.⟶
Mendel Publishes Laws of Inheritance (1865)
GeneticsBiologyHeredityScientific RevolutionExperimentationEvolutionAustro-Hungarian Empire
Czech RepublicCzech Republic

🎭 Oscar Wilde's Trial and The Importance of Being Earnest Premiere

Trial of Oscar Wilde and premiere of his play The Importance of Being Earnest.⟶
Oscar Wilde's Trial and The Importance of Being Earnest Premiere (1895)
LiteraturePlaywrightTrialComedySocial Commentary
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🤖 R.U.R. Play Premiere: Introduction of the Word 'Robot'

January 25: Premiere of the science-fiction play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), in which the word "robot" was first used.⟶
R.U.R. Play Premiere: Introduction of the Word 'Robot' (1921)
Science FictionRoboticsTheaterPlaywrightArtificial IntelligenceModernism
Czech RepublicCzech Republic

⚖️ Show Trial of Rudolf Slánský and other Communist Officials

The Slansky Trial in Czechoslovakia.⟶
Show Trial of Rudolf Slánský and other Communist Officials (1952)
Cold WarCommunismCzechoslovakiaStalinismEastern BlocPurgePolitical Repression
Czech RepublicCzech Republic