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1492
Columbus
finds a Caribbean island called Hispaniola -
1521
Aztec
Aztec Empire falls to Spain -
1528
Alavar Nunez
walks from Texas to Mexico -
Colonies
Jamestown is founded -
Mayflower
lands in Plymouth -
Witch Trials begin
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Witch Trials End
20 dead -
Smallpox
Smallpox Outbreak in Boston -
Bach
performs St. Matthew's Passion -
Handel
performs Messiah -
Ben Franklin
key and kite experiment -
Stamp Act
colonists are angered that they are being taxed without representation -
Boston Tea Party
colonists throw tea into the Boston Harbor -
American Revolution begins
Fighting begins in Lexington and Concord -
Revolution Ends
British surrender to the Colonies -
Mozart
performs Don Giovanni -
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney receives patent for invention