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476
Fall of Rome
476 is the year that is widely believed to be the fall of the Roman Empire. -
Period: Dec 24, 610 to Dec 25, 1258
Islamic Empire
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Jun 15, 1215
Signing of the Magna Carta
This was the date when the English King, in Runnymede, signed what is now believed to be the most important legal document of all time. -
Period: Dec 24, 1231 to
The Inquisition
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Period: Dec 24, 1340 to
Black Death
A fatal disease that started in the late 1340's and is still alive today but is now a highly treatable disease. -
Dec 24, 1440
Gutenberg invents the printing press
One of the most influential inventions of all time, the printing press changed Europe for the better. -
Dec 24, 1492
Christopher Columbus sails the Ocean blue
The year that the famous Christopher Columbus sails to the western hemisphere. -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther writes the 95 theses
On this date Martin Luther wrote the 95 theses which changed the modern church and created a whole new branch of Christianity. -
Dec 24, 1543
Nicolaus Copernicus proposes the Heliocentric Model.
This is the year that Nicolaus Copernicus proposed the Heliocentric model, going against the church's ideas and is believed by some to be the spark of the scientific revolution. -
Dec 24, 1565
Shakespeare Writes Romeo and Juliet
This is the year that Shakespeare wrote his most famous play, Romeo and Juliet, which is still in production on stage today.
