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Nov 15, 1514
Turks conquer Egypt
Enormous expansion of the Empire, particularly his conquest between 1516-1517 of the entire Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt, which included all of Sham, Hejaz, and Egypt itself. Arab World now under their control, the Ottomans became the dominant power in the region, and in the Islamic world. Upon conquering Egypt, Selim took the title of Caliph of Islam, being the first Ottoman sultan to do so. He was also granted the title of "Khâdim ül Haramain ish Sharifain" . -
Nov 15, 1520
Suleiman I becomes Sultan of Turkey
Enormous expansion of the Empire, particularly his conquest between 1516-1517 of the entire Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt, which included all of Sham, Hejaz, and Egypt itself. Arab World now under their control, the Ottomans became the dominant power in the region, and in the Islamic world. Upon conquering Egypt, Selim took the title of Caliph of Islam, being the first Ottoman sultan to do so. He was also granted the title of "Khâdim ül Haramain ish Sharifain" . -
Nov 15, 1558
Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England:
Queen of England (1558–1603), the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Through her Religious Settlement of 1559 she enforced the Protestant religion by law. She had Mary Queen of Scots executed in 1587. Her conflict with Roman Catholic Spain led to the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. The Elizabethan age was expansionist in commerce and geographical exploration, and arts and literature flourished. The rulers of many European states made unsuccessful bids to marry Elizabeth, and she used -
Nov 15, 1562
Huguenot Wars
The Huguenot were protestants of France. The huguenot massacre led to the religious war between the Catholics and Huguenots. -
Nov 15, 1573
Peace of Constantinople ends the war between Turks and Venice
The Fourth Ottoman–Venetian War, also known as the War of Cyprus was fought between 1570–1573. It was waged between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice, the latter joined by the Holy League, a coalition of Christian states formed under the auspices of the Pope, which included Spain, the Italian states. -
English civil war begins; Income and property tax introduced in England
The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians (Roundheads) and Royalists. The Civil War ended with the Parliamentary victory at the Battle of Worcester on 3 September 1651. -
War of Spanish Succesion
First world war of Modern Times involving Spain, Italy, Germany and Holland. -
Great Britian
Parliment passed an act of union joining Scotland to England and whales -
VOTING
Reform was signed and the universal right to vote, but only for men -
Suffrage For Women
Norway woman being to play a greater role in polittics. -
Hindenburg
Hindenburg appoints Adolf Hitler as the chancellor and Nazi Germany begin persecuting Jews. -
World War II
Germany Invades Poland starting World War II. -
Katyn Massacre
Red Army executed about 22,000 Polish Nationals, mainly soldiers. Allies blamed Germans and Nazis. -
INVADING
German troops invaded. -
The Death of Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin dies and hands off power to Khrushchev -
Launch of the Sputnik
First artificial satellite sent to orbit Earth. -
Belin Wall
The Belin wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin. The Berlin Wall was referred to as the "Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart" by German authorities implying that neighbouring West Germany had not been fully de-Nazified. -
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes Russias President.
Last Soviet Ruler, gave people freedom of speech, Took Stalin's place. -
Chernobyl Disaster
Large Nuclear Reactor in Chernobyl explodes, killing hundreds, and infecting thousands. -
Fall of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union falls, ending the Cold War with the US.
