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Jan 1, 1300
Start of the renaissance
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Jan 1, 1348
Black Plague
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Jan 1, 1440
Invention of the Printing Press
In 1440, German inventor Johannes Gutenberg invented a printing press process that, with refinements and increased mechanization, remained the principal means of printing until the late 20th century. -
Aug 3, 1492
Columbus Discovers a New World
Columbus led his three ships - the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria - out of the Spanish port of Palos on August 3, 1492. His objective was to sail west until he reached Asia (the Indies) where the riches of gold, pearls and spice awaited. His first stop was the Canary Islands where the lack of wind left his expedition becalmed until September 6. -
Jan 1, 1500
Peak of the Renaissance Era
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Jan 1, 1503
The Mona Lisa
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Oct 1, 1512
Michelangelo painted The Sistine Chapel
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Jan 1, 1534
Martin Luther's first translation of the Bible
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Gunpowder Plot
In November 1605, the infamous Gunpowder Plot took place in which some Catholics, most famously Guy Fawkes, plotted to blow up James I, the first of the Stuart kings of England. The story is remembered each November 5th when ‘Guys’ are burned in a celebration known as "Bonfire Night". CLICK HERE -
Galileo invents the telescope
Galileo invented many mechanical devices other than the pump, such as the hydrostatic balance. But perhaps his most famous invention was the telescope. It was invented in 1609. -
King James Bible Published
The Authorized King James Version is an English translation of the Christian Bible begun in 1604 and completed in 1611 by the Church of England. Printed by the King's Printer, Robert Barker. -
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The Beginning and End of Louis the XVI Reign
Louis began personally governing France in 1661 after the death of his prime minister (premier ministre), the Italian Cardinal Mazarin. An adherent of the theory of the divine right of kings, which advocates the divine origin and lack of temporal restraint of monarchical rule, Louis continued his predecessors' work of creating a centralised state governed from the capital. -
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The Beginning of The Potato Famine
[Beginning in 1845 and lasting for six years, the potato famine killed over a million men, women and children in Ireland and caused another million to flee the country. Ireland in the mid-1800s was an agricultural nation, populated by eight million persons who were among the poorest people in the Western World. Only about a quarter of the population could read and write. Life expectancy was short, just 40 years for men. The Irish married quite young, girls at 16, boys at 17 or 18, and tended to ](http://http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/famine/introduction.htm) -
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