1497 July 8 - Vasco da Gama set out on expedidition to India via Africa stopping at Mombasa, Mozambique, Malindi, Kenya, and Quilmana trading centres.
1516 Portuguese send an envoy to Thai Court and sign a treaty
1529 - 1569 War with Burma
1571 The Spanish settle in Manila to trade and spread Christianity
1575 - 1650 The Dutch, French, Danish, Arabs, Chinese and British established trade agreements
1833 - 1847 Thai-Vietnam war
1833 First American envoy to the Thai Court
1905 Slavery was abolished
1909 Great Britain establishes protectorates
1914 - 1918 WWI - Thailand joins the Allies
1932 Revolution and the obsolete monarchy is abolished
1939 - 1945 WWII Thailand declares war on the Allies
This information focuses on the history of Thailand and does not address contemporary events