520 BC - 1474
Diocletian reforms the monetary system in Rome
Birth of the franc
1474 - 1740
William Petty's Treatise of taxes and contributions
1740 - 1945
Boston Tea Party
Creation of the Zollverein, customs union between German States
Signature of a free trade treaty between France and the United Kingdom
Introduction of income tax in France
First World War
The New Deal in the United States
1945 to the present
Introduction of the VAT in France
