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Jan 1, 1440
gutenberg invents the printing press
Johannes gutenberg was born in the 14th century and died probably in Feb 3 1468.he was a pretty good German inventor. But one thing he created changed , well almost the whole world , and that was the printing press. Which allowed it to print and writing was made way easier, and it didn't take as long. -
Jan 1, 1478
lorenzo de medici becomes head of florence
he was born on jan 1 1449 and died on april 9 1492.some people thought he was the most brilliant of the medici, also he ruled Florence with his little brother. -
Aug 22, 1485
henry vii becomes king of england
henry tudor was born on 28 jan 1457, and died on 1 of april 1509.but while he was alive he became the king of England.first of all henry tudor was the son of Edmund tudor, and him becoming the king of England was probably a miracle. -
Aug 3, 1492
columbus finds america
Columbus led his three ships from the Spanish ports all the way to America.his first stop was at the canary islands,but then he found America and settled there, it was probably a long tiring journey. -
Jan 1, 1495
leonardo da vinci paints the last supper
the last supper painted by Leonardo da vinci was a realy famous art paice in Italy renaissance and many people wanted to have it in the time period of the renaissance . -
Jan 1, 1501
michelangelo paints the david
he was only 26 years old when he was ready to start painting and sculpting a very famous piece of art,it was made from david , and goliath, and was amazing. -
Jan 1, 1508
michelangelo creates sistine chapel
the Sistine chapel painted by Michelangelo, was famous in the renaissance time.it is a cornerstone piece of renaissance art, making it important and popular. -
Oct 31, 1517
martin luther posts 95 theses
he wrote the 95 theses, a long list of questions and propositions for debate.legend has it that he nailed a copy to wittenberg castle church -
skakespeare builds the globe theatre
the globe theartre was in London associated, with Shakespeare.it was built in 1599 by shakespeare playing company, it is pretty big and was probably amazing.
