A globe-spanning look at turning points: Munich 1938 appeasement reshaped Europe πΊοΈ, Jerusalem 1187 altered sacred geographies π, 1949 China's birth rewired regional power π, Sputnik 1957 sparked the space race π, and 1990 German reunification redrew the European map π©πͺ. The narrative links strategy, memory, and daily life across cultures to show how history endures in peopleβs lives.