History timeline

  • 701 BCE

    Padmasambhava

    Padmasambhava
    Known for the lotus born. They also call this Guru Rinpoche, is the historically tangible founder of Tibetan Buddhism. He is the founder of the oldest school of Tibetan Buddhism. The humanities discipline it belongs to is religion.
  • 343 BCE

    Aristotle

    Aristotle
    Aristotle(322-384 BC) became famous when King Philip the 2nd of Macedon hired him to tutor his son, Alexander the Great. He is considered by many to be the first scientist, although the term post dates him by more than two millennia’s. The humanities discipline it belong to is philosophy.
  • 5 BCE

    Parmenides

    Parmenides
    Was a Greek philosopher from Elea in Magna Graecia, he authored a difficult metaphysical poem that has earned him reputation as early Greek Philosophy most profound and challenging thinker. The humanities discipline it belongs to is philosophy.
  • 1492

    Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus
    Christopher Columbus was a 15th and 16th century explorer credited for connecting the old world(Europe, Africa, Asia) and the new world (North America and South America). The humanities discipline it belongs to is history.
  • Lady Macbeth

    Lady Macbeth
    Lady Macbeth is a leading character in William Shakespeare tragedy Macbeth. Macbeth is strong, ruthless, and ambitious. The humanities discipline it belongs to is theatre.
  • Heinrich Reinhold

    Heinrich Reinhold
    (Romanticism)Heinrich was a German painter and engraver. The humanity discipline it belongs to is art.
  • Edgar Degas

    Edgar Degas
    Was a French impressionist, Famous for his “Dancer Adjusting Her Slipper” drawing. The humanities discipline it belongs to is art.
  • Claude Monet

    Claude Monet
    He was a French painter and founder of impression painting, famous for his painting called “The water lily pond”. The humanities discipline it belongs to is art.
  • Jelly Roll Morton

    Jelly Roll Morton
    Jelly Roll Morton was an American ragtime and Jazz pianist, bandleader and composer of Louisiana. Creole descent. His composition “jelly Roll Blues” published in 1915, was one of the first published jazz compositions. The humanities discipline it belongs to is Music.
  • The Einstein Tower

    The Einstein Tower
    The Einstein Tower or Einsteinturm in Potsdam, Germany is an Expressionist work by architect Erich Mendelssohn. The. Humanities discipline it belongs to is visual arts.
  • Clara Bow

    Clara Bow
    Clara was an American actress who rose to stardom during the silent film era. Clara appeared in 46 silent films. One of the silent films were called “it” where she played the character Betty Lou, starring Antonio Moreno. The humanities discipline it belong to is filmmaking.
  • Stock Market Crash

    Stock Market Crash
    The stock market crash triggered the Great Depression. Investors and businesses lost large amounts of money, and many businesses got closed and even even had to lay off workers. The humanities discipline it belongs to is history.
  • Muddy Waters

    Muddy Waters
    Dynamic American blues guitarist and singer who played a major role in creating the post World War 2 electric blues. Muddy wrote his first hit song called “I be bound to write to you” in 1942.The humanities discipline it belongs to is music.
  • Frida Kahlo

    Frida Kahlo
    She was an artist of Modern Art. She was famous for many paintings, but the one that stuck out to me the most was her painting called “The Broken Column”. The humanities discipline it belongs to is painting.
  • The Beach Boys

    The Beach Boys
    The Beach Boys are an American rock band formed in Hawthorne, California. The groups original lineup consisted of brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl wilson; their cousin Mike Love, and their friend Al Jardine. The humanities discipline it belongs to is Music.