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Jan 1, 1450
Printing Press
1450-Printing press invented by Johannes Gutenberg -
Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus
1492-Christopher Columbus lands in San Salvador -
May 25, 1498
Vasco da Gama
1498-Vasco da Gama makes the all water trip to India -
Apr 3, 1513
Ponce de Leon
1513-Ponce de Leon lands in Florida -
Oct 31, 1517
German Monk Martin Luther
1517-German Monk Martin Luther nails his ninety-five theses to the church door -
Nov 8, 1519
Cortez
1519-Cortez conquers the Aztecs -
Nov 16, 1531
Pizarro
1531-Pizarro conquers the Incas -
Nov 1, 1534
King Henry VIII
1534-King Henry VIII breaks from the Roman Catholic Church and founds the Anglican Church -
Oct 22, 1535
Jacques Cartier claims the St. Lawrence Seaway and parts of Canada for France
Jacques Cartier claims the St. Lawrence Seaway and parts of Canada for France -
Oct 22, 1541
Hernando De Soto discovers the Mississippi River
Hernando De Soto discovers the Mississippi River -
Mar 1, 1542
Northwest Passage
France sends Giovanni Verrazano to search for the Northwest Passage. -
Jan 1, 1552
Bartolome de Las Casa
1552- Bartolome de Las Casa writes A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies -
Sep 1, 1565
St. Augustine
1565-St. Augustine, Florida is founded (the oldest city in the US) -
Sir Walter Raleigh
1585- Sir Walter Raleigh founds Roanoke Island off the coast of North Carolina -
Spanish Armada
1588-Spanish Armada is defeated and England becomes Mistress of the Seas -
Captain John White returns to Roanoke.
Captain John White returns to Roanoke. -
Jamestown is founded by the London Company of England
Jamestown is founded by the London Company of England -
Samuel de Champlain
1608-Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec -
The Dutch send Henry Hudson to find the Northwest Passage
The Dutch send Henry Hudson to find the Northwest Passage -
Dutch West India Company
1624-Dutch West India Company sent settler to settle in New Netherlands (parts of New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Connecticut) -
The Dutch West India Company sends settlers to New Netherlands.
The Dutch West India Company sends settlers to New Netherlands. -
Peter Minuit purchases Manhattan Island from the Native Americans
Peter Minuit purchases Manhattan Island from the Native Americans -
New Amsterdam is founded by Peter Minuit.
New Amsterdam is founded by Peter Minuit. -
Peter Minuit
1638-Peter Minuit helped the Swedish found Ft. Christina on the Delaware River -
Ft. Christina is founded
Ft. Christina is founded -
French explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet explore the Mississippi River
French explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet explore the Mississippi River
