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Rome falls as the result of many invasions and assassinations of Roman leaders.
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By the time of his death, Mohammad converted most of Arabia to Islam. Unfortunately, Mohammad fell ill and died shortly after he returned from his pilgrimage to Mecca.
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Charles Martel successfully defeats the Islamic forces thereby extending his kingdom. The Battle of Tours would later be seen as a huge victory for Christians against Muslims.
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The first crusade started as a war to regain the Holy Lands from the muslims by the Catholics of Europe. This crusade was to be the first of very many.
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The Magna Carta was written and signed during the reign of King John. This document reinstated rights to nobles and others in the country, and also laid the groundwork for the English Parliament.
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Mansa Musa, the ruler of Mali, made his pilgrimage to Mecca as he should according to the Five Pillars of Islam. Along the way he impressed everyone who saw him with his caravan of gold-carrying servants and camels.
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Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by the French.
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The marriage of Queen Isabellla to Ferdinand (the heir to the throne of the spanish kingdom Aragon), unites most of Spain into a single monarchy.
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The discovery of the Americas was purely by accident. Most people thought in this day that the Earth was a lot smaller than it really was. As Columbus sailed towards the Americas, he thought he was going to land in China and India.
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Michelangelo starts his most famous work of painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in1508. He doesn't finish the ceiling until 1512.
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In 1519, Spanish explorer, Hernan Cortes lands in Mexica with a force of 600 men. In a few years, Cortes will have completley taken control of the Aztec people and their land and wealth.
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The British trade of opium to China makes many Chinese addicted to the drug and thus starting the Opium War.
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The Boston Tea Party was a stand against British control of the American colonies. Patriots sneaked onto British boats at night and dumped all the tea into the harbor.
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The signing of the Decleration of Independence signifies that the American colonies were no longer controlled by the British.
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The invention of the cotton gin allows massive amounts of cotton to be made and exported in record time.
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One of his most famous reforms, the Napoleonic Codes created equality between all male French citizens, Women and children were not yet recognized as having legal rights.
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The invention of the lightbulb changed the modern world drastically. People were now able to work longer hours as they no longer needed the light of day to see by.
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After the sinking of the Lusitania and the interception of the Zimmermann telegram, the United States officially enter into World War I.
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The Treaty of Versailles brought an end to World War 1 and effectively diminished the German economy.
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World War II officially started from the invasoin of Poland by German forces.
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The Japanese bombing of the U.S. naval station, Pearl Harbor, caused the United States to declare war on Japan, which then made Germany declare war on the United States.
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With the combined efforts of the English, Canadian, and American forces the allies successfully liberated France starting off with the offensive front that started on June 6, 1944.
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The dropping of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki was the second time in all history that an atomic bomb had been used in warfare. The first one was dropped on Hiroshima three days earlier. The bomb dropped on Nagasaki ended World War 2.
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The exam that would change it all. For better or worse, we do not yet know.
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Charlemagne is crowned king by Pope Leo III on Christmas Day.
