Historic coincidences: Important events that happened in the same year!
Big happenings in history that happened to coincide
LIFESTYLE History
Certain years in history have been more eventful than others. For example, did you know that vitamins were discovered and Oreos were first produced the same year that the Titanic sank? These things don't necessarily have any connection other than the fact that they occurred in the same year, but in some cases, the seemingly random selection of events is indicative of a period of innovation or conflict in human history.
Click through the gallery to see which major events in history happened in the same year. (Some were even on the same day!)