Explorations-Peter Fortuna By fortunsnc Nov 14, 1346 The Black Death Nov 14, 1347 First Appearance of Guns in Europe Nov 14, 1420 Invention of Caravel Ships Nov 14, 1440 Printing Press Invention Nov 14, 1453 Turks Capture Constantinople Nov 14, 1492 Columbus discovers Western Hemisphere Nov 14, 1498 Columbus Discovers American Continent Nov 14, 1514 Smallpox spreads to Americas from Europeans Nov 14, 1517 Martin Luther Reformation Nov 14, 1522 Circumnavigating the World Nov 14, 1533 Pizzaro Conquers Inca empire Nov 14, 1543 Defying the center of the Universe Nov 14, 1564 Poetry at its birth. Architecture at its death. Nov 14, 1607 First English establishment in America Nov 14, 1609 Galileo Shows us the Stars.