In my estimation the end times, as the Bible calls it, began when a tiny piece of ground in the Middle East was given back to the Jewish people.  On May 14 1048 the nation of Israel was born.  Many including myself the term is reborn, but for those who only trace history back to the day they were boren, I will leave it as it is.  Biblically God gave sure words of Prophecy through Isaiah, Daniel and other prophets in the Old Testament to that fact of Israel becoming a great nation in the last days.  The fig tree shall blossom and the desert bloom like a rose.  To anyone who does not believe in God, I point to Israel. 
For those of us who think the world revolves around our Western culture and nations, think again.  The center of it all is Jerusalem in Israel.  We are but bit players in the grand scheme of what is termed “The Last Days.”  As we look back on that day in 1948 and realize President Truman’s signature fulfilled Bible Prophecy found in Isaiah 66:8 “Shall a nation be brought forth in one day?  Shall a nation be brought forth in one moment.  The resounding answer is yes!