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1400
1400's Dresses
Fashion in 15th-century Europe was characterized by a series of extremes and extravagances, with the sweeping floor-length sleeves of the Renaissance Era. Hats, hoods, and other headdresses assumed increasing importance and were decorated with jewels and feathers. (wikipedia) -
1492
Christopher Columbus Sailed to the New World
In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic on the Santa Maria, in hopes of finding a new route to Asia. He was funded by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, and when he landed in the New World he believed he was in India (History Lessons pp. 6-12). -
1500
1500's Dresses
Contrasting fabrics, slashes, embroidery, applied trims, and other forms of surface ornamentation became prominent. Sleeves were a center of attention and were puffed, slashed, cuffed, and turned back to reveal contrasting linings. (Wikipedia) -
1558
Late 1500's dresses
Elizabethan clothes provided information about the wealth of the person, and it also reflected their social standing. Elizabethan Sumptuary Laws dictated what colors and type of clothing individuals were allowed to own and wear. The materials and even the colors of Elizabethan clothing were therefore very important and sections have been dedicated to these subjects and the type of clothing that Elizabethan women were allowed to wear. (elizabethan-era.org) -
The Puritans Land in Plymouth
The Puritans were a religious group who believed the Church of England was too close to Catholicism and pushed Queen Elizabeth for reforms. They were pushed out of Egland and were given land in the New World in which they could govern and worship however they please (History Lessons pp. 17-20). -
1700's Dresses
In the 18th-century women's clothes were basically the same as before. In the 18th Century, both men and women wore wigs. Women wore stays (a bodice with strips of whalebone) and hooped petticoats under their dresses. Fashionable women carried folding fans. Fashion was very important for the wealthy but poor people's clothes hardly changed at all. (localhistories.org) -
1700's Men's Clothing
In the 18th century, men wore knee-length breeches and stockings. They also wore waistcoats and linen shirts. Both men and women wore wigs and for men three-cornered hats were popular. Men wore buckled shoes. (http://www.localhistories.org/clothes.html) -
Fort Necessity
After arriving too late to Fort Duquesne, Washington was forced to retreat to a small meadow and build Fort Necessity. The French found it and Washington was forced to surrender and rerturn home to Virginia with the message the French were not going to give up the Ohio River Valley. -
French and Indian War
The French and Brittish both controlled large areas of land in North America and both were afraid the other would try and seize the others land. The war lasted seven years and in the end, Brittan won and France's land was divided between Spain and Brittan. (pages 140-144 in America: History of Our Nation) -
Boston Tea Party
On the night of December 16, men dressed as Mohawk Indians boarded three British tea ships in Boston Harbor. They broke open the tea chests and threw about 90,000 pounds of tea into the water. -
1800's Dresses
In the late 1860s, Victorian women began to wear a kind of half crinoline, called a bustle, it was when the front of the skirt was flat but it bulged outwards at the back. In the 1830's puffed sleeves were very common. In the 1840s women wore corsets to give off the appearance of a tiny waist. (localhistories.org) -
Louisiana Purchase
In 1803, Jefferson had bought the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million. The Louisiana Purchase pushed the western boundary of the United States from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains, which allowed for mass amounts of migration west. (History Alive) -
Hermes Founding
Thierry Hermès founded the company in 1837 as a harness workshop in Paris. Originally, his intent was to serve the needs of European noblemen by providing saddles, bridles and other leather riding gear. Gradually, the company’s product offerings expanded through generations. The brand’s travel bags introduced in 1925 were a global success. In the 1930s, Hermès introduced products like the “Kelly bag” and the Hermès scarves in 1937. (https://martinroll.com) -
The Founding of Louis Vuitton
When he was only sixteen years old, Louis Vuitton made a decision that would not only change his own life but the lives of his sons and future generations: he would become a trunk-master. Now Louis Vuitton is a world-renowned designer who has changed fashion permanently. (https://us.louisvuitton.com/eng-us/la-maison/a-legendary-history#) -
The Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln, the Republican Party nominee, won the presidency with less than 40 percent of the votes, all in the North. His name did not even appear on the ballot in 10 of Southern states, and Lincoln's victory raised the question secession, or withdrawal from the Union, in the South. (History Alive Chapter 9 Section 4) -
Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln is stating that all slaves in the Confederate States are now free and any states that do not follow these laws are in rebellion. All slaves who are freed will be protected by the United States and they will be able to join the millitary. -
President Lincoln's Assassination
The Assassination of President Lincoln. Shortly after 10 p.m. on April 14, 1865, actor John Wilkes Booth entered the presidential box at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C., and fatally shot President Abraham Lincoln. (http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/civil/jb_civil_lincoln_1.html) -
The 14th Amendment is Passed
Fourteenth Amendment was ratified in 1868 granting citizenship to all former slaves by declaring that anyone born in the United States, a citizen. It also extended to blacks the rights of due process of law and equal protection under the law. TCI Chapter 11 Section 4 -
Transcontinental Railroad
For many people in the West, the railroads became lifelines. But because farmers depended on them, the railroads could charge excessive rates to ship their crops to market. Travel time from east to west was shortened to 10 days. (History Alive Chpt. 12 Sec. 3) -
Coco Chanel
Coco Chanel, despite being raised in an orphanage, managed to create timeless designs that are still popular today, trademark suits and little black dresses were iconic creations which are still recognized today as what changed the fashion industry. (https://www.biography.com/people/coco-chanel-9244165) -
1900's Fashion
In 1900 women wore long dresses. It was not acceptable for women to show their legs. However during World War I women's clothes became more practical. A revolution in women's clothes occurred in 1925. At that time women began wearing knee-length skirts. In the mid and late 1920s, it was fashionable for women to look boyish. However in the 1930s women's dress became more conservative. (localhistories.org) -
Henry Ford Changes Transportation
By making cars affordable, Henry Ford changed the way Americans lived. Cars quickly became more than just another means of transportation. It ended the isolation of farmers and allowed for the expansion of the suburbs. -
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, happened on 28 June 1914. They were shot dead by Gavrilo Princip. This soon led to the outbreak of war in Europe at the end of July 1914. (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/100-years-since-the-assassination-of-archduke-franz-ferdinand-the-shot-that-sparked-the-first-world-9570029.html) -
Treaty of Versailles is Signed
Treaty of Versailles, peace document signed at the end of World War I by the Allied powers and by Germany on June 28, 1919. (Treaty of Versailles Worksheet) -
Gucci was Founded
In 1921 on the via del Parione in Florence, Guccio Gucci opened a store dedicated to luxury leather goods for horseback riding. With the opening of new stores in Milan in 1949, and New York City and Paris in 1963, the fashion house gained prestige and visibility in the international fashion business (https://en.vogue.fr/vogue-list/thevoguelist/gucci-/976) -
Dior Founding
He founded the house of Christian Dior on December 16, 1946, at 30 Avenue Montaigne Paris. Officially, the house of Dior showed his first collection in 1947. The opulence of his designs contrasted with the grim post-war the reality of Europe and helped re-establish Paris as the joyful fashion capital it had once been. (https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/christian-dior) -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was an American foreign policy whose stated purpose was to counter the Soviet's communism expansion during the Cold War. (The Truman Doctrine) -
The Tet Attack on South Vietnam
Vietcong attacked on Tet, the Vietnamese New Year all major South Vietmanies cities and attacked the American embassy and the presidential palace. -
Versace Founding
Versace is an Italian luxury fashion company and trade name founded by Gianni Versace in 1978. It is one of the leading international fashion design houses and a symbol of Italian luxury worldwide (versace.com)
