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Jan 1, 1450
Printing Press invinted
Johannes Gutenburg invinted the printing press. -
Oct 12, 1492
Christipher Columbus lands in san salavor
Columbus lands in san salavor -
May 25, 1498
Vasco De Gama makes the all water trip
Vasco sails in every ocean -
Apr 3, 1513
Ponce de Leon lands in Florida
Ponce lands in Florida -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther nails the 95 theses to the church door
Lutherism was created -
Sep 11, 1519
Cortez conquers the Aztect
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Oct 22, 1524
Giovanni Verrazano
France sends Giovanni Verrazano to search for the Northwest Passage -
Nov 16, 1531
Pizarro conquers the incas
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Oct 23, 1534
acques Cartier claims the St. Lawrence Seaway
Jacques Cartier claims the St. Lawrence Seaway and parts of Canada for France -
Nov 1, 1534
King Henry breaks away from the Catholics to creat the anglican Church
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Oct 23, 1541
Hernando De Soto
Hernando De Soto discovers the Mississippi River -
Nov 1, 1552
Bartolome de Las Casa writes A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies
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Sep 1, 1565
St. Augustine, Florida is founded (the oldest city in the US)
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Sir Walter Raleigh founds Roanoke Island off the coast of North Carolina
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Spanish Armada is defeated and England becomes Mistress of the Seas
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Captain John White
Captain John White returns to Roanoke. -
Jamestown is founded
Jamestown is founded by the London Company of England -
Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec
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Henry Hudson
The Dutch send Henry Hudson to find the Northwest Passage -
West India Company
The Dutch West India Company sends settlers to New Netherlands. -
Dutch West India Company sent settler to settle in New Netherlands (parts of New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Connecticut)
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New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam is founded by Peter Minuit -
Peter Minuit
Peter Minuit purchases Manhattan Island from the Native Americans -
Peter Minuit helped the Swedish found Ft. Christina on the Delaware River
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Ft. Christina is founded
Ft. Christina is founded -
Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet
French explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet explore the Mississippi River