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Oil painting, a very popular techniche still used today by many artists, was invented by Jan van Eyck
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Sailing on the Santa Maria wanting to arrive in the Indies, Christopher Columbus lands in the New World. Columbus discovers the indigenous people.
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Roanoke was the first English colony in the New World. Also known as the "Lost Colony", Roanoke's colonists vanished after John White returned to England to gather supplies. When White returned, all that remained was "Croatoan" carved into a tree.
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Millions of people around the world use this system today. The flushed toilet was first invented by John Harington at Richmond Palace.
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An Italian Engineer and Giovanni Branca, an architect, together create the first submarine. These wonderful underwater veichles are still being modified today.
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This invention created an alternative for separating the spiky seeds from the cotton fibers. A higher demand for slavery also surfaced.
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After many defeats, America finally declares independence after they won the Battle of Yorktown, but only wins the war after Briain finally accepted their defeat.
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Thomas Saint, the English inventor, created the first sewing machine out of a leather canvas material. Unfortunately, his own invention never was advertised.
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For 15 million dollars, America bought the Louisiana Territory from France. This was a breakthrough for many Americans because new territory meant new land to settle.
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The first verified claim for the first bicycle was owned by Baron Karl von Davis, a German civil servant to the Grand Duke of Baden.
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The Fugitive Slave Law was part of the Comprimise of 1850, stating the allow for any runaway slave to be captured.
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South Carolina, along with many other Southern states were not happy with the way America was governing and treating slavery, so seven states left and became the Confederate States of America.
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The Confederate general, Robert E. Lee, surrenders to the Union at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. The Civil War ends.
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1,912 miles, the railroad built between 1863-69 was a monumental accomplishment for America.
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Thomas Edison created the first ever working incandescent light bulb from carbonized thread.
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After serving the Civil War as a nurse, Barton decides to help people in need even more by creating an organization called the Red Cross, which creates assistance for people in need after a natural disaster or during a time of war.
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Wilbur and Orville Wright had created the first successful airplane after many test flights
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After the "Black Hand" assassinates the Archduke of Austria, Franz Ferdinand, Austria declares war on Serbia on July 28, 1914, then in a weeks time Germany had declared war on Russia and France, and Austria had declared war on Russia
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The first nuclear energy was generated from a reactor by Enrico Fermi and his group of scientists.
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For over 60 years Ellis Island served as the main immigration gateway in the north. Over 12 million immigrants came into the U.S. through Ellis Island.
