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800 BCE
first appearence of vikings
a group of seafaring scandinavian nomads were thought to be the first vikings -
776 BCE
first olympic games held
the first olympic games was held in ancient athens, and has since become a worldwide sport. -
700 BCE
the great wall of china is built
the first section of the great wall is built to defend against warring states. the most preserved section of the wall was built a lot later during the ming dynastie's rule. -
500 BCE
the parthenon is built
The Parthenon was the center of religious life in the Greek City of Athens. it was built on this date. -
100 BCE
julius ceasar birth
famous roman dictator and conquerer julius ceasar is born. -
70 BCE
colosseum is built
the famous roman colosseum is built for emperor Vespaspian as a gift to his people. it is the largest ancient ampitheatre in the world. -
69 BCE
cleopatra birth
egyptian ruler cleopatra is born -
1 BCE
jesus is born
jesus, god's son, is born. this is the date used as the start of AD and BC -
1066
william the conqueror is crowned
the british ruler william the conqueror is crowned king, marking the end of the anglo-saxon period -
Apr 15, 1452
leonardo da vinci is born
famous inventor and painter leonardo da vinci, painter of one of the most famous paintings in the world, "mona lisa", is born on this date. -
1492
america discovered
Christopher Columbus "discovers" america. some historians belive that vikings came to america and discovered long before coloumbus did though, and some think that it is likely that people from china, africa and ice age europe have visited america. it was only officially claimed and discovered by christopher colombus. -
1564
shakespeare's birth
the great author and poet is born at this time and his works are still admired today. -
george washinton is born
george wasington is born -
mozart is born
famous musician and composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is born on the same date as me. -
napoleon
napoleon bonaparte, famous war hero of france, is born -
french revolution
the french revolution starts on this date -
the eifell tower is made
the world famous eifell tower is built in paris. It was constructed to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution and to demonstrate France's industrial prowess to the world. -
world war 1
the first war involving most of the world. -
world war 2
one of the most devastating and damaging wars in history -
the first man on the moon
neil armstrong is the first person to set foot on the moon.