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Period: Nov 11, 1400 to
400 years of history
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May 3, 1469
Niccolo Machiavelli
Niccolo was born on May third 1469 and died on June 21 1527.He was an Italian diplomat.He also wrote The Prince, a handbook for unscrupulous politicians that inspired the term "machiavellian." -
Rene Descartes
Rene was born on March 31 1596 and died on February 11 1650. René Descartes was a French philosopher who made the important connection between geometry and algebra and is considered the first modern philosopher. His most famous quote is "I think, therefore I am". -
William Shakespear(british literature)
He was born on April 26 1564 and died April 23 1616.He is called Brittains National Poet.He is famous for writting Romeo and Juliet.He also wrote amny other novels and poems.That are well known and have been very popular till this day. -
Slave Trade (macroeconomics)
The Atlantic slave trade or trans-atlantic slave trade took place across the Atlantic ocean from the 16th through to the 19th centuries. The vast majority of slaves transported to the New World were Africans from the central and western parts of the continent, sold by Africans to European slave traders who then transported them to the colonies in North and South America. -
Jamestown Settled (U.S. History)
It was a settlement of in the colony of Virginia. Established by the Virginia Company of London as "James Fort" on May 14, 1607. -
Mayflower compact written (u.s. government)
It was the first governing documents of the Plymouth community. It was written by the colonists.And in November 11, 1620 it was signed by 41 of the ship's one hundred and two passengers. -
John Locke
John Locke was born August 29, 1632; and died October 28, 1704. He is widely known as the Father of Classical Liberalism. His contributions to classical republicanism and liberal theory are reflected in the United States Declaration of Independence. Link: plato.stanford.edu/entries/locke/ -
English Bill of Rights (U.S. Government)
The Bill of Rights was passed by parliment on December 16,1689.It was the first constitution in the United States. It layed down the limits of parliment and the rules for freedom of speech. -
James Bradley (chemistry)
James Bradley was born on March 1693 and died on July 13 1762.He is famous for Aberration of light. -
Benjamin Franklin
Ben Franklin was born January 17, 1706 and died April 17, 1790. He is one of the Founding Fathers of the United Staes of America. Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, scientist, musician, inventor, statesman, and diplomat. He's one of America's most successful men. Link: www.ushistory.org/franklin/info/index.htm -
Adam Smith
Adam Smith was born on June 5 1723 and died on July 17 1790. He was a Scottish social philosopher and political economist. Adam Smith wrote The Wealth of Nations and achieved the first comprehensive system of political economy.
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Nicolas LeBlanc (chemistry)
He was born December 6 1742 and died on January 16 1806. He was a French chemist and surgeon who discovered how to manufacture soda from common salt. -
John Dalton (chemistry)
Chemist John Dalton is credited with pioneering modern atomic theory. He was also the first to study color blindness.He proposed the atomic theory based upon measurable mass. -
Declaration of Independence (U.S. history)
The declaration of Independence was adopted by the continental congress on July 4th 1776.It declared the thirteen colonies as independent states and no longer a part of the British Empire. -
William Sturgeon (chemistry)
William Sturgeon was an English electrical engineer. In 1825 he built the first practical electromagnet, in 1832 invented the commutator for electric motors and in 1836 made the first moving-coil galvanometer. -
American Revolution ends(U.S History)
It was a war against Brittain in which the thirteen colonies wanted to break free.They combined to become Th United Staes of America. -
Robert Burns (brittish Literature)
He was born on Jan 25 1759,and he died July 21 1796.He was famous for writting Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect. -
U.S. Contstitution is written (U.S. Gov.)
The constitution is the supreme law of the United States.The constitution establishes the rules and the separate powers of the 3 branches of government.It was adopted on september 17,1787. -
George Washington elected America's first president (U.S. Gov.)
George Washington was the first president of the United States.One of the founding fathers of the United States.He also presided in the convention that drafted the constitution. -
George Marsh (Enviromental Science)
Marsh was born March 15, 1801 and died July 23, 1882. is considered by some to be America's first environmentalist, although "conservationist" would be more accurate. He wrote Man and Nature in 1864. -
Lord Byron(brittish literature)
He was born onJanuary 22 1788. His famous Childe Harold's Pilgrimage is a lengthy narrative poem.This poem was published between 1812 and 1818. -
Dmitri Mendeleev (chemistry)
Dmetri Mendeleev was born on January 27 1834 and died on January 20 1907.Dmitri Mendeleyev was a Russian chemist who developed the periodic classification of the elements. -
John Muir (Enviromental Science)
He was born in Scotland and emigrated to Wisconsin as a young boy. Muir spent much of his adult life wandering in -- and fighting to preserve -- the wilderne His tireless efforts led to the creation of Yosemite National Park, Sequoia National Park and millions of other conservation areas. -
Edgar Allen Poe (american literature)
He was born January 19, 1809 and died October 7, 1849 He was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement.Famous for his tales of mystery and macabre. He wrote the famous poem, "The Raven." -
Bronte Sisters(brittish Literature)
The sisters, Charlotte born 21 April 1816, in Thornton near Bradford, Emily born 30 July 1818 in Thornton, And Anne born 17 January 1820 in Thornton,They are well known as poets and novelists.Some importants pieces of work are Charlotte's Jane Eyre, Emily's Wuthering Heights, and Anne's Agnes Grey. -
Nathaniel Hawthorne(american literature)
Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on 4 July 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts.He wrote The Scarlet Letter in 1850. -
Herman Melville (american literature)
He was born on August 1, 1819 and died September 28, 1891. He was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet. He is well known for his novel Moby-Dick. -
Harret Stowe(american literature)
She was bornJune 14, 1811 and she died July 1, 1896.She was an American abolitionist and author. Her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) was a depiction of life for African-Americans under slavery; it reached millions as a novel and play, and became influential in the United States and United Kingdom. -
Teddy Roosevelt (Envrionmental Science)
He is known for setting aside land for national forests, establishing wildlife refuges, developing the farmlands of the American West, and advocating protection of natural resources. Throughout his life and work, Roosevelt remained focused on future generations and on the condition of the earth that they would inherit. -
Civil War (U.S. History)
It was the war between the states over the secession of the confederate states.Eleven southern states declared their sucession from the united states and created the confederate states. -
Thomas Hardy(brittish Literature)
Thomas was born on June 2 1840 and died January 11 1928.He is famous for writing poems about himself. His famous piece Far from the Madding Crowd was published on 1874. -
Samuel Clemens "Mark Twain" (American Literature)
Hw was born on November 30, 1835 and he died in April 21st 1910. He wrote many novels like novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), The latter often called "the Great American Novel." -
Jean-Paul Sarte
He was born June 21, 1905 and died April 15, 1980. He was a French existentialist philosopher. He was awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature and refused it, saying that he always declined official honors and that "a writer should not allow himself to be turned into an institution." -
The roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties is a term sometimes used to refer to the 1920s, characterizing the era's distinctive cultural edge in most of the world's major cities for a period of sustained economic prosperity. -
Jimmy Carter (Enviromental Science)
He sought to improve the environment. His expansion of the national park system included protection of 103 million acres of Alaskan lands. He dealt with the energy shortage by establishing a national energy policy -
Great Depression (macroeconomics)
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in 1930 and lasted until the late 1930s or middle 1940s.It was the longest, most widespread, and deepest depression of the 20th century. -
Julian Simon (Environmental Science)
He is best known for his work on population, natural resources, and immigration. His work covers cornucopian views on lasting economic benefits from natural resources and continuous population growth, even despite limited or finite physical resources. His works are also cited by libertarians against government regulation. -
World war2 affects economy
World War 2 created many jobs for men and women due to the need for supplies overseas. The economy boomed during world war two and remained high for several years. -
World War 2 Ends (U.S. History)
It was a global war that included many countries.Creating the 2 opposing millitary alliances, the Allies and the Axis powers. It was the most widespread war in history, with more than 100 million people serving in military units. In a state of "total war", the major participants placed their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities at the service of the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. Link: www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1661.html -
Peter Singer
Peter was born on July 6 1946. He is famous for his applied ethics and controversial perspective on abortion, animal liberation and infanticide. Peter is an australian philosopher.
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Al Queda Attacks World Trade Center (U.S. History)
Terrorist group Al Queda attacks the twin towers in New York City killing almost 3000 people, including 343 firemen. Link: http://www.history.com/topics/9-11-attacks -
2007 Recession
It is a major global recession characterized by various systemic imbalances and was sparked by the outbreak of the Financial crisis of 2007–2008. The economic side effects of the European sovereign debt crisis, accompanied with slowing US and Chinese growth continues to provide obstacles to world economic growth.
