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Period: 2550 BCE to 2490 BCE
The Great Pyramid at Giza in Egypt
roughly 2550 to 2490 B.C.
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615 BCE
Nephi Born
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Period: 600 BCE to 589 BCE
Lehi’s family journeys to the Americas
approximately 600 - 589 BC
They preserved the Brass Plates and escaped the destruction of Jerusalem. -
486 BCE
Esther
Around 486–465 BC
Lived in the Achaemenid Empire. She showed faith and saved her people. -
63 BCE
Augustus Caesar
63 BC-AD 14
First Roman emperor. Was one of the most influential leaders in world history. -
30
Jesus Born
AD 1-33
Born in Bethlehem. Lived in Nazareth. Reestablished His church. Paid for everyone's sins and died for all. -
79
Mount Vesuvius erupts
One the deadliest and most unexpected eruptions in history. It buried Pompeii, Italy in 14-17 feet (one spot over 60 ft) in ash and pumice. -
420
Moroni buried the golden plates
About AD 420.
The Hill Cumorah. Because Moroni buried the plates, they were preserved and we now have the Book of Mormon today. -
1412
Joan of Arc
AD 1412-1431
Lived in Lorraine France. Under divine guidance, led the French army in a momentous victory at Orléans in 1429 that repulsed an English attempt to conquer France during the Hundred Years' War. -
1451
Christopher Columbus
1451 – 1506 Portugal
October 12, 1492 landed in America -
1452
Leonardo da Vinci
1452 - 1519
Lived in Florence Italy. Role model for many today in creating many beautiful artworks and scientific experiments. -
1564
William Shakespeare
1564 - 1616 London -
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
1756 – 1791 Vienna, Austria -
Abraham Lincoln
1809 – 1865
Lived in Kentucky. Ended slavery in the US. -
Ludwig van Beethoven wrote Für Elise
Germany. It is important because it is one of my favorite musical pieces and is inspiring. -
Thomas Edison
1847 – 1931
Lived in New Jersey. Invented the lightbulb. -
Albert Einstein
1879 – 1955
Lived in Germany and America. Came up with the General Theory of Relativity. -
Eiffel Tower built
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Salt Lake Temple opened
The Salt Lake City temple was the first to start being built once the saints came to Utah. It opened 40 years later. It is also our biggest temple. -
Mother Teresa
1910-1997
Lived in North Macedonia and India. She was one of the greatest humanitarians of the 20th century. She founded the Missionaries of Charity - a religious organization dedicated to helping the poor. -
America went off the gold standard
America's money was no longer backed by gold. This causes inflation when the government prints more money. There was little to no inflation before then. -
First Mars landing
Mars Pathfinder landed on Mars' Ares Vallis.