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Jan 1, 1543
Scientific Revolution: Andreas Vesalius Published On the Fabric of the Human Body.
This is considered to be the first great modern work of science and also the foundation of modern biology. -
Scientific Revolution: Galileo Published Messenger of the Heavens.
In this book he describes his telescopic observations of the moon's surface, and of Jupiter's moons, the Church was in desagree with his ideas. -
Enlightenment in England: Thomas Hobbes wrote the Leviathan
The Leviathan caused a lot of controversy with his ideas. Hobbes felt that by nature, people were self-serving and preoccupied with the gathering of a limited number of resources. To keep balance, Hobbes continued, it was essential to have a single intimidating ruler. -
Enlightenment in France: Publication was the Encyclopédie
The most influential publication of the Enlightenment was the Encyclopédie by Denis Diderot. It was published between 1751 and 1772 in thirty-five volumes. It aim was to change the way people think -
American Revolution: Boston Tea Party
A group of about 70 men boarded on three British ships in the Boston harbor and threw their tea cargo in the sea. The destruction of the tea cargo was a protest against the Tea Act which was passed by the British Parliament earlier that year and gave the British East India Company monopoly on tea sale in the colonies. The incident, known as the Boston Tea Party triggered a chain of events that directly led to the American War of Independence. -
American Revolution: Adoption of the Declaration of Independence
The Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence which formally proclaimed the 13 colonies as independent. The war, however, continued as Britain was not willing to give up its North American colonies. -
French Revolution: Fall of the Bastille
An angry crowd marched on the Bastille, a medieval fortress in east Paris that was mostly housing political prisoners. To many people in France, it was considered as a symbol of the much hated Louis’ regime. Angry, unemployed and hungry Parisians saw it as a place to vent their frustrations. The commander of the Bastille, Marquis de Launay and his troops resisted for a few hours before they surrendered to the mob. -
French Revolution: March on Versailles
Many people in Paris and the rest of France were hungry, unemployed and restless. In October, a large crowd of protesters, mostly women, marched from Paris to the Palace of Versailles, convinced that the royal family and nobility there lived in luxury, oblivious to the hardships of the French people.
