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Period: Oct 31, 1400 to
The Peak of the Renaissance Era (Flexible)
The Renaissance era encompasses Western music history from 1400 to the begining of the 1600’s. This period in time marked the rebirth of humanism, and the revival of cultural achievements for their own sake in all forms of art, including music. The word "Renaissance" in itself is defined as a "rebirth" -
Jan 1, 1440
Invention of the Printing Press (Guthenburg)
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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus Discovers a New World
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Jan 1, 1507
The painting of the Mona Lisa (Completion)
Mona Lisa or Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo[1]) is a portrait by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. It is a painting in oil on a poplar panel, -
Oct 31, 1517
Posting of the 95 Theses
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Period: Jan 1, 1520 to Jan 1, 1550
Age of the Monarchs
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Period: Jan 1, 1521 to Jan 1, 1522
Lurther's translation of the bible
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Jan 1, 1540
The Beginning of De Soto’s Expedition
Hernando de Soto (c.1496/1497–1542) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who, while leading the first European expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day United States -
Period: Dec 13, 1548 to Dec 4, 1563
Council of Trent
The Council of Trent played an important part in determining the outcome of the Counter-Reformation. Along with the part played by the Jesuits and certain individuals, the Council of Trent was a central feature of the Counter-Reformation. But whether Trent represented a positive move by the Catholic Church remains contentious -
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30 years war
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The First Electric Battery
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The Reign of Louis XIV,XV,XVI
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The Invention of the First Steam Engine
The steam engine changed travel all around the world -
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French Revolution
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The invention of the Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney was the inventor of the cotton gin and a pioneer in the mass production of cotton. -
Invention of the Steam Boat
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The Beginning of the Potato Famine
Beginning in 1845 and lasting for six years, the potato famine killed over a million men, women and children in Ireland and caused another million to flee the country. -
Invention of the Sewing Machine
Elias Howe was the inventor of the first American-patented sewing machine. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor (called Hawaii Operation or Operation AI[6][7] by the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters (Operation Z in planning)[8] and the Battle of Pearl Harbor[9]) was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941 (December 8 in Japan). The attack was intended as a preventive action in order to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions -
D-Day
June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France.More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day’s end on June 6, -
Enola Gay Drops the Bomb
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Nelson Mandela became president
Nelson Mandela, President of South Africa, 1994-1999
