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Nov 12, 1035
Canute the Great dies
Canute, an early Viking king around the time of Leif Ericson, dies. -
Oct 30, 1270
Last Crusade
The many cursades fought by Christians against Muslims finally comes to an end in the last crusade, the Christians attempt to regain control of Jurusalem. -
Nov 20, 1272
King Edward I crowned King of England
King Edward the first rises to take the throne of England. -
Nov 19, 1302
Pope Boniface decrees the Unam Sanctum
Pope Boniface decrees the unam Sanctum which means that only through the church can there be salvation. -
Nov 15, 1492
Columbus notes tobacco in the Caribbean
Culumbus, while going through the Caribbean noted the abundance of Tobacco in the area. -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther posts 95 Thesis
Today in 1517 Martin Luther posted the 95 thesis, one of the most important single events in the history of the Lutheran Church, rememberd now as Reformation Day. -
Nov 18, 1558
Elizabeth becomes queen after her sister Queen mary dies
After Queen Mary's death, her sister Elizabeth rises to take the throne of England. -
King James of England learns of gunpowder plot
After a plot in which tons of gunpowder was collected, King James of England learned of the plot and put an end to it. -
Samuel Pepys reports on 1st blood transfusion (dog-dog)
Samuel Pepys is able to see first hand the first successful blood transfusion that took place between two dogs, not long after human transfusions began to take place. -
Stock Market crashes and starts the Great Depression
After the stockmarket crash in 1929 the United States fell into the Great Depression in which the economy nearly ceased to exist. -
Nazis launch Kristalnacht
The Nazis started a reign on terror, which was started off with the destruction and vandalzm of Jewish shops and homes, breaking windows, hence the term "Kristalnacht" translating to broken crystal or class. -
President FDR was elected for his 4th term Died in April
President FDR served 3 full terms, and not long after his 4th term started he passed away. Becoming one of the longest standing presidents in office. -
Piltdown man hoax discovered
After a man had hidden a jaw bone in his yard, he "discovered" it and then reported it. A long investigation went about thinking this was one of the missing links, until it was discovered as being a hoax. -
U.N. Condemns Apartheid
Finally the UN knew that Aprtheid, separation of people according to race, was in fact violating simiple human rights. It now has become an illegal act. -
JFK is assassinated 1963
On this fateful day The united states President John F Kennedy was assasinated in Texas by assassin Oswald -
Emperor Theodosius banned all pagan worship
Theodosius, makes Christianity a mandatory religion in Rome, forcing all pagan worshippers to convert to Christianity.
