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Jan 1, 1440
Intervention of the Printing Press
Johannes Gutenberg of Mainz Germany, borrowed money to create one of the greatest pieces of machinery at the time. He built the first ever Printing Press with wodden or metal letters in 1436. -
Period: Jan 1, 1500 to Jan 1, 1525
The Peak of the Renaissance Era
This was a time in which painting reached it's full potential. It was a much more sophisticated time than in earlier Renaissance. -
Jan 1, 1506
The Painting of the Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa is a widely famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci. da Vinci started in 1503 and finished in 1506. Leonardo never completed it and later in life, he regreted it. -
Jan 1, 1517
Posting of the 95 Theses
In 1517, monk Martin Luther was frustrated with the church. He did something no man had done in his time. He posted his complaints on the door of the Roman Catholic Church. There just so happened to be 95 complaints. -
Period: Jan 1, 1521 to Jan 1, 1522
Luther's translation of the Bible
Martin Luther translated the bible from Latin to German while in jail. This gave the Roman catholic church less power. -
Jan 1, 1543
Heliocentric Theory
After Nicolaus Copernicus' death, the published his Copernicus' work, stating that the earth and planets rotate around the sun. -
Period: Dec 13, 1545 to Dec 4, 1563
Council of Trent
It's goal (when created) was to determine the doctirine of the churchin answeres to herisies of the Protestants. -
Invention of the first Telescope
In 1609, Italian Galileo Galilei introduced the first ever telescope. -
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30 Years War
A war between the Catholics and Protestants. The Protestants broke away from the church and the Catholics wanted them back. -
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Age of Monarchs
This is a timespan in which the form of government, monarchy, was extremely popular. -
The Invention of the First Steam Engine
The First Steam Engine was invented in 1698 by Thomas Savery. The invention introduced steam under pressure. -
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French Revolution
A revolution inspired by the american revolution. The French revolution started between the lower class and the mighty government. The peasants revolted and overthrew the government. -
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The Age of Reason
A very popular book written by Thomas Paine. -
The Invention of the Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney invented the Gin in 1794. It seperated the cottonseed from the short-staple cotton fiber. -
The First Electric Battery
The Battery was invented in 1800 by Alessandro Volta, Italian physicist. The electrical unit "volt" was named in his honor. -
The First Steel Plow by John Deere
John Deere invented the first ever Steel Plow. By 1855, his company was selling over 10,000 a year. -
Newtons Laws of Gravity
He discovered that gravity is what is what is keeping us down on earth, rather than just letting us float away. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
On this date, Japan military performed a surprise attack on Pearl Harber of Honolulu. -
Enola Gay Drops Da Bomb
Enola Gay drops the atomic bomb on Hiroshima -
Nelson Mandela Becomes President
After returning from jail in 1990, Mandela was ellected president of South Africa in 1994. -
D-Day
On this date, Allied forces invaded Normandy to fight Nazi troops.
