-
Jan 1, 1449
Lorenzo de' Medici
Lorenzo de' Medici was born in Florence on Jan. 1,1449. He was the son of piero the gouty and the grandson of cosimo, pater patriae. Cosimo, aware of his son piero's physical weaknees and fearful that piero would not long survive him, prudently groomed his grandson for the exercise of authority. -
Sep 30, 1452
Gutenberg invents Printing Press
In 1041, movable clay type was first invented in china. Johannes Gutenberg, a goldsmith, and businessman from the mining town of mainz in southern Germany, borrowed money to invent a technology that changed the world of printing -
Mar 6, 1475
Michelangelo starts The David
Michelangelo was only twenty-six years old when he won the contract for david. -
Jan 18, 1486
Henry VII becomes King of England (House of Tudor)
All the members were required to do was to pass a brief statute which "ordained, established and enacted" that the crown "be, rest, remain abide in the most royal person of our now sovereign lord king henry vll and in the heirs of his body. -
Apr 13, 1498
Da Vinci paints The Last Supper
Leonardo da Leonard Vinci began painting the Last -
Nov 1, 1512
Michelangelo starts the Sistine Chapel
The majestic ceiling frescoes adorning Rome's Sistine Chapel were unveiled to the public. -
Oct 31, 1571
Martin Luther posts 95 Theses
Martin's 95 theses, which propounded two central beliefs -- that the bible is the central religious authority and the humans may reached salvation only by their faith and not by their deeds -- was to spark the Protestant Reformation. -
Shakespeare builds The Globe Theater
William Shakespeare built the global theater on June 29, 1599 in London. -
Columbus discovers America
He had discovered for Europe the new world, whose riches over the next century. -
Henry VIII becomes King of England
