| Moment | Year |
| The Battle of the Bulge | |
| The Congo became a Belgian colony | |
| Leopold I became the first Belgian king | |
| The culmination of the Flemish struggle in Louvain | |
| Belgium is a federal country | |
| The opening of the first train track in Belgium | |
| King Lepold III was forced to abdicate in favour of his son Boudewijn | |
| Start of the first World War in Belgium | |
| | Moment | Year |
| The Belgian Franc was completely replaced by the Euro | |
| Independence from the Netherlands | |
| The Olympic Games were held in Antwerp | |
| Congo's independence from Belgium | |
| The first World Exhibition after WWII | |
| The Heysel-drama | |
| Women can vote | |
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