1660-1669

By ReidHowell
  • Period: to

    1660-1669

  • First Modern Banknotes issued in Sweden

    First Modern Banknotes issued in Sweden

    First issued in Stockholm, these banknotes are the most like the ones we recognise today.
  • Virginia Slave Laws

    Virginia Slave Laws

    These laws provided the restrictions of slaves, of what they can, or cant do. These were mainly to keep honor for the whites, and to keep them safe.
  • Robert Hooke's discovery of "Cells"

    Robert Hooke's discovery of "Cells"

    Robert Hooke discovers that cork is made of "tiny little rooms" which he first calls "Cells". This has changed science ever sence, and we would be no where without it.
  • the Oboe, Bassoon, and The French Horn

    the Oboe, Bassoon, and The French Horn

    Theses instruments were created by someone unknown.
  • James, Duke of York

    James, Duke of York

    a man who would eventually fight the dutch in 1664, then the plague would end his ruling.
  • New Jersey is added to the Colonies.

    New Jersey is added to the Colonies.

    The entire region became a territory of England in 1664, when an English fleet under the command of Colonel Richard Nicolls sailed into what is today New York Harbor and took control of Fort Amsterdam.
  • The Black Plague of London

    The Black Plague of London

    This is one of the worst diseases in history, wiping out thousands, and main parts of towns. First originating from Fleas, that would bite rats, that would eventually end up in peoples houses. the fact that rats could sneak into ships made this one of the worst epidemics in history.
  • The Great Fire of London begins.

    The Great Fire of London begins.

    A large fire breaks out in London in the house of Charles II's baker. The fire burns for 3 days, destroying 10,000 buildings including St. Paul's Cathedral. Only 6 people are known to have died.
  • The Great Fire of London ends

    The Great Fire of London ends

    The fire that brought so much devistation, has finally ended after 3 days, 3 days that brought london to rubble.
  • John Milton's "paradise lost"

    John Milton's "paradise lost"

    This book is written about how adam and eve lost their garden due to the the snake telling them about the tree of knowledge.
  • Blood Transfusions

    Blood Transfusions

    Jean-Baptiste Denis in France and Richard Lower and Edmund King in England separately report successful transfusions from sheep to humans. This discovery has saved millions of lives even still today.
  • The Triple Alliance of 1668

    The Triple Alliance of 1668

    England, Sweden, and the United Provinces join together to form an alliance.
  • Sir Isaac Newton builds the first Reflecting Telescope

    Sir Isaac Newton builds the first Reflecting Telescope

    Isaac Newton has been credited with building the first reflecting telescope in 1668. It used a spherically ground metal primary mirror and a small diagonal mirror in an optical configuration.
  • Mount Etna errupts

    Mount Etna errupts

    The town of Nicolosi lost tragic numbers, around 20,000, in Mt. Etna's erruption. It completely destroyed the town itself.