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Period: Jan 3, 1270 to
Years in Europe
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Jan 19, 1271
Marco Polo goes to China
Marco Polo travels to China to find new things. -
Apr 15, 1441
Portuguese begin slave trade
The Portuguese captains Antão Gonçalves and Nuno Tristão capture 12 Africans in Cabo Branco (modern Mauritania) and take them to Portugal as slaves. -
Oct 12, 1492
Christoper Colombus discovered America
Christoper Colombus is a European discoverer who went to find India to fing treasure. altough he ended up in America. -
Jan 22, 1503
Mona Lisa was drawn
The Mona Lisa was drawm by Leanardo DeVinci. The Mona Lisa is famous for her smile. -
Nov 17, 1558
Queen Elizbeth 1 crowned
She was crowned at age 25 and ruled 45 years. -
Apr 23, 1564
William Shakespeare was born
Stratford-upon-Avon was the place where Shakespeare was born. -
William Shakespeare Dies
When Shakespeare died at age 52 they didn’t know why it was just a mystery. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition begins
Thomas Jefferson told Lewis and Clark to find a water route across North America. -
Hitler commits suicide, Germany surrenders
Hitler was leader of the Nazis. -
The Berlin Wall is Destroyed
Berlin WallThe Berlin Wall was a barrier that seperated East and West Germany.
