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570
Birth of Muhammad
Muhammad was born on April 26, 570. He was born in Makkah into a merchant family. -
575
Muhammad Orphaned
When Muhammad was only 5 years old, he became orphaned. -
576
Visigoths
In this year, the Visigoths established their capital in Toledo, present day Spain -
Dec 1, 600
World population
The world population was about 208,000,000 people. Compared to today's population of over 7,000,000,000; thats flippin tiny!!!!!! -
Dec 1, 600
Mayans making paper
Mayan's were making paper out of bark around this time....exciting. -
Dec 1, 607
Halley's comet
The 12th recorded passage of Halley's comet occurs. -
Dec 1, 610
Muhammad's Visions
At age 40, he was incontent with his life and retreated to a cave in the mountains surrounding Mecca. It was here he claimed to have had visions from God. -
Dec 1, 613
Muhammad preaches
Muhammad began preaching about the revelations he had in the cave. -
Dec 1, 622
Muhammad leaves Mecca
Muhammad and his followers were not liked very much in Mecca so he sent some of his followers to Abyssinia and then he and his other followers went to Yathrib (Medina). -
May 1, 632
Muhammad returns to Mecca
After conquering Mecca, he and his followers returned. -
Jun 8, 632
Death of Muhammad
Muhammad died in Yathrib. He apparently died of a high fever. -
Muhammad gets married
When Muhammad grew up to become a caravan manager, he married a rich widow named Khadija. -
Tang Dynasty
In this year, the Tang Dynasty began in China. It lasted until the year 907. -
TOILET PAPER!!!
In this year, the Chinese scholar-official Yan Zhitui became the first known person to have documented toilet paper, although it was indirectly. "Paper on which there are quotations or commentaries from the Five Classics or the names of sages, I dare not use for toilet purposes," were his words. -
Julian Calendar
In this year, England adopted the Julian Calendar, which is the one we use today.
