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Giordano Bruno Execution
Giordano Bruno was executed fore being a heretic on February 17th, 1600 -
English East India Company Established
The English East India Company is established to exploit trade with the East, Southeast Asia, and India. -
Hamlet
Shakespeare releases his play Hamlet in 1603 -
Don Quixote de la Mancha
Miguel de Cervantes release the first part of Don Quixote, the most influential piece of literature from the Spanish Golden Age. -
Jamestown Established
Jamestown, Virginia, established—first permanent English colony on American mainland -
Colony of Quebec Established
Samuel de Champlain establishes French colony of Quebec. -
The Relation debut
The Relation, the first newspaper, debuts in Germany. -
Galileo sees moons of jupiter through telescope
Galileo points his telescope toward jupiter and discovers that has four moons. -
John Napier's Discovery of Logarithms
in 1614, John Napier published his discovery of Logarithms, Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Descriptio -
First Slaves Arrive in British North America
A Dutch Ship arrives in Jamestown with African slaves. -
Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock
William Bradford and his fellow Pilgrims land at Plymouth rock after their 3 month voyage. -
Pennsylvania founded
Pennsylvania is found by William Penn which was given to Penn by Charles II to repay a debt that he owed to Penn's father.
