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Introduction of the Heliocentric Theory
It is relating to the sun is the center of the universe and not earth. The first person known to have proposed a heliocentric system was Aristarchus of Samos. -
Jan 1, 1450
Invention of the printing press
The printing press was invented by the German Johannes Gutenberg around 1440, based on existing screw presses. A single Renaissance printing press could produce 3,600 pages per workday.Books of bestselling authors like Luther or Erasmus were sold by the hundreds of thousands in their lifetime. -
Aug 3, 1492
Columbus discovers the new world
During his first voyage in 1492, instead of reaching Japan as he had intended, Columbus landed in the Americas. Though Colombus was not the first to reach America, he is given the credit in our history today.The vickings were the first. -
Jan 1, 1500
The Peak of the Renaissance
It started in the early 14th century and went all the way to the 16th century.it was a generation of art.it was mainly in northern Europe. Great artists and artwork were made in this time. -
Jan 1, 1503
The Painting of Mona Lisa
This painting was painted by and Italian artist named Leonardo da Vinci. Its a painting in oil on a poplar panel,it was completed in 1503–1519. -
Oct 31, 1517
Posting of the 95 Theses
In 1517, the priest and scholar Martin Luther posts the 95 theses on the front door of the chruch chapel.martin Luther stood up to the church and for that he got kicked out. So he posted each of his complaints about the church on thechurch door.In oneof his theses he says that the people shouldnt have to pay for forgiveness. -
Sep 1, 1522
Martin Luther's first translation of the Bible
Martin Luther was the first person to translate and publish the Bible in the commonly-spoken dialect of the German pepole. New Testament translation was first published in September of 1522. The translation of the Old Testament followed in 1534. -
Mar 17, 1525
Battle of Peasants
The German Peasants' War or Great Peasants' Revolt was a widespread popular revolt in the German-speaking areas of Central Europe, 1524–1526.It was a series of both economic and religious revolts in which peasants, town-dwellers and nobles participated. -
Jan 1, 1530
The Begening of De Soto's Expedtion
Hernando de Soto was a Spanish explorer who was the first European documented to have crossed the Mississippi River. De Soto was sent to the camp of the Incan army, where he and his men plundered Atahualpa's tents. -
Dec 13, 1545
Council of Trent
The Council of Trent was the 16th-century Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. It is considered to be one of the Church's most important councils.The council issued condemnations on what it defined as Protestant heresies and defined Church teachings. -
Gun Powder Plot
It was a failed assassination attempt against King James I of England and VI of Scotland by a group of provincial English Catholics led by Robert Catesby. -
Invention of the first telascope
The earliest known working telescopes appeared in 1608 and are credited to Hans Lippershey.Galileo used this design the following year. -
30 years war
The Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) was fought primarily in what is now Germany. Initially, the war was fought largely as a religious conflict between Protestants and Catholics in the Holy Roman Empire; althoug no realy knows why this war was fought. -
1st English Civil War
The English Civil War" was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations that took place between Parliamentarians and Royalists. -
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The Reign of Louis XIV, XV and XVI
Louis the XIV was the kind of France in 1643 to 1715. He became king at the age of 23. After the death of the Reigion Louis the XV became the king. Although he didnt have the real power; the real power was held first by the Duke of Bourbon. In June 11th, 1775 Louis the XVI became king after his Grandfather death. He was the grandson of King Louis XV. -
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The age of Monarchs
After the church church lost its power,the monarchs of Europe helped create order from chaos.They preferred force over faith.Monarchs provided leadership in a time when such a role was not seen often.The Kings and Queens didnt abuse their power; they used it through loyalty and law which helped them win over the support of thei people. -
2nd English Civil War
Known as the English Civil War, it was about armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between Parliamentarians and Royalists. -
3rd English Civil War
The latest war; conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists. -
Newton's law of Gravity
Newton's law of universal gravitation states that every point mass in the universe attracts every other point mass with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. -
The Glorious Revelution
The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, is the overthrow of King James II of England.Replacement of James II by William and Mary. -
Invention of the First Steam Engine
It was built by Thomas Savery, of England, in 1698. Savery built his machine to help pump water out of coal mines. This machine was so simple that it had no moving parts. It also used up lots and lots of coal just to pump a small quantity of water. -
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The French Revelution
it was a period of social and political upheaval in France and Europe.Between 16,000 and 40,000 people were killed. -
The Invention of the Cotton Gin
It was invented by Eli Whitney on March 14, 1794. It was invented to remove cotton from its seeds, esulting in greater availability and cheaper cloth. -
Age of Reason
Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology is a deistic pamphlet, written by eighteenth-century British radical and American revolutionary Thomas Paine, that criticizes institutionalized religion and challenges the legitimacy of the Bible, the central sacred text of Christianity. -
The frisrt electric battery
The electric battery was invented by Alessandro Volta. It was the first practical battery created in 1800.He thought of it when lightening hot water. -
The first steel plow by John Deere
John Deere invented the steel plow. It was used for farming to break up tough soil. It was invented in 1837. It was invented cause the wooden ones couldn't plow the rich soil of the Middle-West without breaking. -
Begining of the Patatoe Famine
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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 leave the country. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
It was a war between Japan and the United States. Diplomatic negotiations with Japan breaking down. It was a suprise atack.A total of 2,400 Americans were killed and 1,200 were wounded -
D-Day
It was when some 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region. -
Enola Drops the Bomb
On August 6, 1945, during the final stages of World War II, it became the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb as a weapon of war.
