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Jan 1, 1348
Black Plague
medieval pandemic that swept through Asia and Europe. It reached Europe in the late 1340s, killing an estimated 25 million people. The Black Death continued on for centuries, particularly in cities. Outbreaks included the Great Plague of London, in which one in five residents died. -
Jan 1, 1440
Invention of the Printing Press
Johannes Gutenberg invented a printing press process that remained the principal means of printing until the late 20th century. The inventor's method of printing from movable type allowed for the first time the mass production of printed books. -
Jan 1, 1450
The Beginning of the Renaissance Era
Beginning of the Renaissance Era..The Renaissance period began with the end of the Hundred Years' War and the fall of the Byzantine Empire -
Jan 1, 1492
Columbus Discovers A New World
Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492!
His ships were the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. -
Jan 1, 1500
The Peak of the Renaissance Era
The renaissance was a time of new ideas.The word Renaissance is a French word meaning new birth, a name given to the movement in Europe that inspired men to abandon the restraints of the Middle Ages and to develop modern interests, enthusiasm and ideals. -
Jan 1, 1507
The Painting of the Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa..probably the world’s most famous painting. It was painted sometime between 1503 and 1506, when da Vinci was living in Florence, and it now hangs in the Louvre, in Paris. -
Jan 1, 1508
Michelangelo paints the Sistene Chapel
An eyewitness account of Michalangelo's student Pope Julius II requested that Michelangelo paint the chapel ceiling. Julius was determined that Rome should be rebuilt to its former glory, and had embarked on a vigorous campaign to get the job done. It took him a bit over four years, from July of 1508 to October of 1512. -
Jan 1, 1517
The Posting of the 95 Theses
He posted the theses on a church door in Wittenburg, Germany. It lead to reformation of the Catholic Church. -
Apr 1, 1539
The Beginning of the De Soto's Expedition
LinkIn April 1538 de Soto embarked from the port of Sanlúcar de Barrameda in command of 10 ships and 700 men. -
Gunpowder Plot
A quote from here.. "On the night of November 5th, bonfires surmounted by cloth manikins or "Guys" are set alight in every town and village in Britain amongst a blaze of celebratory fireworks.." -
Galileo invents the telescope
Galileo made his first telescope in 1609, modeled after telescopes produced in other parts of Europe that could magnify objects three times. He created a telescope later that same year that could magnify objects twenty times. Here's a link.. -
King James Bible Published
It took 47 men and 7 years to translate it.England's authorized version of the Bible translated from the original Hebrew and Greek languages into English at the request of King James I of England. -
Shakespeare and Cervantes die
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Invention of the First Steam Engine
The first steam powered machine was built by Thomas Savery, of England, in 1698. Savery built his machine to help pump water out of coal mines. This machine was so simple that it had no moving parts. It also used up lots and lots of coal just to pump a small quantity of water. -
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The Beginning Of The Potato Famine
LinkBeginning 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. -
The Bombing Of Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941 Japan surprise attacked Pearl Harbor. Japan used air craft and midget submarines for the attack. The U.S. lost 2,350 soldiers, 68 civilians and there were 1,178 injured. -
D-Day
The success of the invasion of Normandy was really the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany. -
Enola Gay Drops the Bomb
On August 6th 1945 a US B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima.
