-
1490
moves from polyphony to harmonizing melody in music
The simplistic virtues of Greek and Roman Classic styles moves from polyphony to one harmonized melody and sees the increased importance and popularity of secular music. -
1492
invention of the globe
The earliest extant terrestrial globe was made in 1492 by Martin Behaim -
1492
Columbus finds america
(1492) Columbus accidentally lands on an island in the Caribbean. -
1495
Last supper
The Last Supper is Leonardo Da Vinci’s visual interpretation of an event chronicled in all four of the Gospels -
1503
The Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci -
1535
The last judgment painting
The Last Judgment is a fresco by the Italian Renaissance painter Michelangelo covering the whole altar wall of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. -
invention of the microscope
When the microscope was invented around 1590, suddenly we saw a new world of living things in our water, in our food and under our nose. -
Jamestown
Jamestown Virginia settlement is founded. The first English permanent settlement founded in North America. -
Invention of the telescope
The earliest workings towards the design of the refracting telescope were made by German-Dutch lensmaker Hans Lippershey (above) in 1608. -
Mayflower
The Mayflower Pilgrims land at Plymouth. Escaped the religious persecution of England. -
first comic opera
The first comic opera, Marco Marazzoli, premieres in Rome -
Slavery
Slavery exists in all English colonies in North America. The need for labor on in colonies was high and slaves was the solution. The slaves were from Atlantic Slave trade transported from Africa to Caribbean to North American Colonies. -
Salem Witch Trials
Salem Witch Trials started. Twenty people accused and executed of being witches in Salem Massachusetts -
invention of the steam engine
The steam engine was developed over a period of about a hundred years by three British inventors. The first crude steam-powered machine was built by Thomas Savery, of England, in 1698. -
Booming population
European settlers that live in the United States is 251,000. -
Boston massacre
Boston massacre, Group of British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonist -
Boston tea party
Boston Tea Party occurs in Boston Harbor. The colonists protest by throwing tea over into the sea on Boston Harbor -
invention of the parachute
The modern parachute was invented in the late 18th century by Louis-Sébastien Lenormand in France, who made the first recorded public jump in 1783. -
Mozart premieres in Vienna
Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro premieres in Vienna -
New York stock exchange
The New York stock exchange is organized -
The invention of the cotton gen
Eli Whitney invented the simple machine that influenced the history of the United States. He invented a cotton gin that was popular in the South. -
invention of the pencil
The modern pencil was invented in 1795 by Nicholas-Jacques Conte, a scientist serving in the army of Napoleon Bonaparte.