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Nov 12, 1300
Renaissance Era
RenaissanceThe Renaissance era encompasses Western music history from 1300 to the begining of the 1600’s. This period in time marked the rebirth of humanism, and the revival of cultural achievements for their own sake in all forms of art, including music. The word "Renaissance" in itself is defined as a "rebirth"or a "reconstruction". -
Nov 12, 1348
Black Plauge
the Black Plague hit in italy. One third of the population were infected with the plague. -
Nov 17, 1400
The Peak of The Renaissance Era
eraThe Renaissance era encompasses Western music history from 1400 to the begining of the 1600’s. This period in time marked the rebirth of humanism, and the revival of cultural achievements for their own sake in all forms of art, including music. The word "Renaissance" in itself is defined as a "rebirth"or a "reconstruction". -
Nov 17, 1440
Invention of The Printing
printingIn 1440, German inventor Johannes Gutenberg invented a printing press process that, with refinements and increased mechanization -
Dec 11, 1492
Columbus Discovers a New World
Columbus led his three ships - the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria - out of the Spanish port of Palos on August 3, 1492. His objective was to sail west until he reached Asia (the Indies) where the riches of gold, pearls and spice awaited. His first stop was the Canary Islands where the lack of wind left his expedition becalmed until September 6. -
Nov 12, 1505
The Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci worked on the Mona Lisa over a long period of time, starting in 1505 or 1506 and finishing sometime when he was in Rome or Milan. -
Nov 13, 1508
Michelangelo paints the Sistine Chapel
It took him a bit over four years, from July of 1508 to October of 1512. -
Oct 31, 1517
the 95 theses
martin lutherOut of love for the truth and the desire to bring it to light, the following propositions will be discussed at Wittenberg, under the presidency of the Reverend Father Martin Luther, Master of Arts and of Sacred Theology, and Lecturer in Ordinary on the same at that place. Wherefore he requests that those who are unable to be present and debate orally with us, may do so by letter -
May 18, 1539
de soto's expedition
on 18 May, 1539, de Soto set sail with a fleet of nine vessels. He had with him 1000 men exclusive of the sailors, all well armed and making up what was considered to be the best equipped expedition that had ever set out for conquest in the New World. -
Dec 11, 1539
The Beginning of De Soto’s Expedition
In order to convey the physical and experiential expanse of the
expedition, from its initial landing in 1539 with over 600 men, to the
arrival of 300 desperate survivors in Mexico four years later, excerpts
are presented here from all chapters relating to the mainland expedition. -
gunpowder plot
In November 1605, the infamous Gunpowder Plot took place in which some Catholics, most famously Guy Fawkes, plotted to blow up James I, the first of the Stuart kings of England. The story is remembered each November 5th when ‘Guys’ are burned in a celebration known as "Bonfire Night". -
King James bible
king jamesThe King James Bible, published in 1611, was England's authorized version of the Bible translated from the original Hebrew and Greek languages into English at the request of King James I of England. -
Shakespeare and Cervantes die
miguelMiguel de Cervantes on 23 April,1616, presumably of Diabetes. William Shakespeare had died about a week before. -
Invention of the Steam Boat
In 1769, the Scotsman James Watt patented an improved version of the steam engine that ushered in the Industrial Revolution. The idea of using steam power to propel boats occurred to inventors soon after the potential of Watt's new engine became known -
Invention of the First Steam Engine
This all changed in 1763, when James Watt, a Scottish engineer, set out to improve upon Newcomen's design. Watt figured out a way to push a piston back and forth in its cyclinder. And more importantly, he found out a way to make this back-and-forth motion turn a wheel. By using a "crankshaft," the steam engine could produce circular motion. Watt may not have realized it at the time, but he had just invented the first railroad locomotive -
potato famine
The date was September 9, 1845. A mist comes over Ireland. This was just the beginning of one of the worst disasters to strike Ireland. This was just the beginning of the Irish Potato Famine. -
Invention of the Sewing Machine
In the early 1800s, clothing was made by hand, families sewed their pants, shirts, and dresses using a needle and thread. But in 1846 Elias Howe changed all that, he came up with another way to make clothes, he patented the first practical sewing machine..The sewing machine industry based on his original invention made possible the mass production of clothing on a much larger scale than had ever been possible with hand-stitching. -
Bombing of Peal Harbor
Islands of Hawaii, near Oahu - The Japanese attack force under the command of Admiral Nagumo, consisting of six carriers with 423 planes, is about to attack. At 6 a.m., the first attack wave of 183 Japanese planes takes off from the carriers located 230 miles north of Oahu and heads for the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. -
Enola Gay Drops the Bomb
The B-29 Superfortress, Enola Gay, rumbled down the the runway at Tinian, the forward American airbase in the Marianas, as close as the giant Boeing bombers could get to Japan's Home Islands. Heavily laden with the world's first operational atomic bomb, the B-29 shuddered and trembled as its four 2,000 horsepower Wright Cyclones roared. Its pilot, Paul Tibbets, thought briefly of the recent B-29 crashes on Tinian, and then focused on his mission. -
D-DAY
June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which “we will accept nothing less than full victory.” More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day’s end on June 6, the Allies gained a foot- hold in Normandy. -
Galileo invents the telescope
telescopeGalileo Galilei (1564-1642) was a pivotal figure in the development of modern astronomy, both because of his contributions directly to astronomy, and because of his work in physics and its relation to astronomy. He provided the crucial observations that proved the Copernican hypothesis, and also laid the foundations for a correct understanding of how objects moved on the surface of the earth (dynamics) and of gravity. -
The Beginning and End of Louis the XIV Reign
yearsIN the history of art the reign of Louis XIV. does not begin in the year 1643, when he actually ascended the throne at the age of five years, but at the foundation in 1663 of the so-called Manufacture Royale des Meubles de la Couronne, better known under the name of the Gobelins, which preserves the memory of the former possessor of the Parisian mansion in which it was installed four years later.
