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Period: 100 to 300
Classical Antiquity
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Period: 100 to
Pax Romana
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Period: 330 to May 20, 717
The Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was the name of the roman empire that survived into the middle ages. Its capital was Constantinople, which today is Istanbul, Turkey. -
Period: 500 to May 15, 1500
Middle Ages
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Period: May 16, 1095 to May 16, 1291
The Crusades
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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was a document that King John of England was forced to sign in 1215, limiting his power, and allowing a powerful parliament to form. -
Period: May 15, 1400 to
Renaissance
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Period: May 21, 1402 to May 21, 1521
The Spanish Empire
The Spanish empire conquered territories and colonies in Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania. -
May 16, 1450
The Invention of the Printing Press
Johannes Gutenberg invented the first movable type that allowed people to print -
Period: May 15, 1492 to
Age of European Exploration
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Period: May 15, 1517 to
Reformation
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May 21, 1542
The Founding of Los Angeles
Los Angeles was first visited in 1542 by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo in his crew. They were sailing up the coast trying to find a new passage to Asia. -
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Age of Enlightenment
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Founding of Jamestown
Jamestown was the first permanent english colony in America, founded by King James I -
The Founding of New York
The city of New York was founded as a trading port in 1624 as a trading post, by the Dutch Republic. It was named New Amsterdam in 1626. -
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Quing Dynasty
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The Fonding of New Orleans
New Orleans was founded in 1718 by the French, and Nouvelle-Orleans. -
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Seven Years War
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Invention of the Automobile
The first automobile was invented in 1769, and made a new way of transportation, replacing the horse and carriage. -
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American Revolutionary War
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The Founding of San Francisco
Colonists from Spain established a fort at Golden Gate in 1776. It was also a city that thrived during the California Gold Rush. -
The Declaration of Independence
A document declaring the United States free from England, signed by the congress representaties of all 13 colonies at the time. -
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Industrial Revolution
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Period: to
French Revoltionary War
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Period: to
Napoleonic Wars
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Star Spangled Banner
The Star Spangled Banner was written by Francis Scott Key in 1814, when America was freed from Britain, and is the National Anthem of the United States today. -
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The Indian Empire
The British controlled India for a long time and used it for it's resources. They turned it into a huge trade port, selling things like cotton, silk. tea and opium. -
Emancipation Proclamation
This was an announcement made by Abraham lincoln, emancipating all black slaves, which turned the war into a crusade against slavery. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg wasa part of the American Civil War. The Union defeated the Confederate Army in this battle for slavery. -
The Invention of the Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invented the first telephone which allowed people to communicate from different places in the world, without having to travel. -
The Battle of Little Bighorn
This battle was fought by the Cheyenne, Lakota, and Arapaho Native Americans, against the U.S army. The Native Americans wanted their freedom to be nomadic, but the U.S wanted to keep them in one place. -
The Invention of the Lightbulb
Thomas Edison created the lightbulb in 1979, which changed the lived of people forever. People could now have electricity in their homes, instead of using a lantern or candle. -
The Invention of the Airplane
The Wright brothers created the first airplane in 1703, and this far exceeded any other forms of transportation. -
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World War I
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Period: to
The Soviet Union Empire
The Soviet Union was a strong power, especially around the time of World War II. They conquered many countries around them, and they had their own governments but were held to the rules the Soviet Union set. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to take responsibility of causing the war, and made them give back all the countries they had conquered. -
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Chinese Civil War: Nationalists vs. Communists
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Period: to
Empire of Nazi Germany
This was a period where Adlof Hitler was the leader of Germany, and he started conquering all the countries around him, even though it was against the treaties he had. He also put all the Jews in Germany in concentration camps and killed around 3.5 million of them. -
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World War II
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Pearl Harbor
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, which caused the United States to enter into World War II. -
The Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway, in World War II, effectively destroyed Japan’s naval strength when the Americans destroyed four of its aircraft carriers. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
This battle during World War II, was fought by Nazi, Germany, and the Soviet Union for the control of Stalingrad. The Soviets defeated Nazi Germany. -
Period: to
Cold War Era
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The Holocaust
The holocaust was a period during World War 1 in which Adolf Hitler put all German Jews into concentration camps and killed over 3.5 million of them. -
Period: to
Persian Gulf War
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9/11
9/11 was a sad day in American History where highjackers took control of airplanes and flew the airplanes into the twin towers in New York City. This incident killed 3000 people. -
Hurricane Katrina
Hurrican Katrina was a huge hurrican that hit the Gulf Coast of the United states, and killed over 2000 people. Thousands of people lost homes, businesses, and family members in this natural disasters. -
Earthquake in Haiti
The massive earthquake that hit Haiti had a magnitude of 7.0, followed by over 52 aftershocks of at least 4.5 or greater. Around 220,000 people died and 3 million were affected. -
Asteroid Hits Russia
The largest asteroid to hit earth in 1000 years exploded over the Ural mountains in Russia and injured around 1,100 people.
