By 1979, Chinese people were poorer, on average, than North Koreans. I mean, your average per-capita income in China that year was one third of sub-Saharan Africa's. Evan Osnos africaaveragecapita Change image and share on social
By 1980, when I came out of prison, The Sun did a campaign to stop putting vice girls in prison. We've talked about it ever since and nothing has been done about it. Cynthia Payne campaigngirlhave Change image and share on social
By 1988, I'm seeing this commercial phenomenon beginning to show up. Hardware makers are selling routers to universities so they can build up their campus networks. So I remember thinking, 'Well, how are we going to get this in the hands of the general public?' There were no public Internet services at that point. Vint Cerf beginbuildcampus share on social
By 2000, politics will simply fade away. We will not see any political parties. R. Buckminster Fuller fadepartypolitic Change image and share on social
By 2003, every fool was getting into real estate. The checkout girl at my local supermarket handed me her newly printed real estate agent business card. Robert Kiyosaki agentbusinesscard Change image and share on social
By 2007, an uncompetitive, bloated, over-borrowed and distorted Irish economy had been left at the mercy of subsequent international events without the safeguards, institutions, and mindset needed to survive and prosper as a small open economy inside the euro area. Enda Kenny areabloatborrow share on social
By 2007, Iraqi society had completely collapsed. Richard Engel collapsecompletelyiraqi Change image and share on social
By 2007, we were finally living in a culture where people get what networks are and what technology can do to connect people. Chris Hughes connectculturefinally Change image and share on social