What do you think are the historical events that most affected humanity?
The future
Blockchain - This is the next big thing. It's going to really disrupt the industry of everything and make many people angry and it is going to disrupt anything and everything that requires recording and proofing of an identity or data. In the distance future, I believe it can greatly reduce any corruption cases around the world. Increase efficiency in recording and accuracy and many more.
5g tech - From 3g to 4g - It made many things possible.
3d Printing - This technological advancement is really important. If you imagine it being integrated with 5g and many more.
The world of today (The present)
I guess there are too many to mention. One of the biggest events that has changed humans is the creation of the internet. This is the most important. It has created a new industry. Without the internet things would have slowed. Now, globalization speeds up to by many folds and people are no long really interested in wars as it the incentives to fighting decreases. The new war now is the war of being dominant on the virtual real estate.
The accidental creation of Antibiotics - Alexander Fleming had accidentally discovered antibiotics in 1928. Imagine it wasn't, families would still be big due to death of the children.
Apple - The pioneer of all smartphones and anything that has apps. Luckily he created this and was made CEO before apple fell. I still remember a time before this, blackberries and RIM were the strongest companies in this field. Once Apple had announced its iphone. Just like now blockchain technology, I wasn't din even know what apps were and how they would be used. This is one of the most important historical event. Steve Jobs announcing the iphone.
Facebook - This is one very important technology. Many may argue that it's a company that has violated many laws but well, who would know Billionaire could be made in a short span of time. Facebook is so important that it is something that we feel is integrated into our lives today.
Then there is Uber and AirBnb, the unicorns of the internet. The companies that prove disrupted many traditional companies from their normal operations and made it more efficient. I think it will still be an ongoing process where these two companies disrupt the other industries and more and more uber and airbnb style companies set up.
Then we go back
World wars definitely changed this world forever too. Imagine if Japan had won the war and North Korea would have won the war. What would the world be today? Would there even be Samsung, Hyundai or etc. If Hitlers hadn't assassinated so many Jews, what would be the world today?
The opening of the first seven 11, considered and could be the world's mart. Imagine that. Then it has seen sprouted into other important and well know supermarkets today.
Even further
Henry Ford discovered a new way to make of making cars and it was really important as it changed history with transportation history. Cars could be affordable enough to be produced that I guess it was replicated for other industries and was the blueprint for other important factories and even the school system today.
There are just too many to mention as history is too deep and vast to explore. I think if we wrote a full history covering every aspect of man from the first man to ever step on Earth or was made and evolved here, it would be so deep that we would drown in it. One thing I am sure, in this era of the new industry, the changes of slipping into poverty will be greatly reduced. Luckily, we are born into this era. Well, i wrote all the things here from what I thought and just used minimal google power so it would always have this originality rather than those cliche points you get all over internet. It could be longer, but well, just those would provide an adequate picture of the historical events that changed human kind and humanity.