Explorers and Inventors By Gmineau45 Jan 1, 1450 printing Press Invented By Johannes Gutenberg Oct 12, 1492 Christopher Columbus Lands In San salvador May 25, 1498 Vasco da Gama all water trip to Asia May 3, 1513 Ponce de Leon lands in Flordia Oct 31, 1517 Grman monk named Martin Luhter nals his 95 thesesto the church door Nov 3, 1519 Cortez conquors Aztecs Nov 16, 1531 Pizarro conquers the Incas Nov 1, 1534 Henry the VIII breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and founds the Anglican Jan 1, 1552 Bartlome de las casa writes a "Short account of the destruction of the Indies" Sep 1, 1565 ST. Augstine, Flordia is founded(oldest city in the U.S. Jul 1, 1585 Sir Walter Raleigh founds Roanoke Isaland off the coast of Nouth Carloina Aug 8, 1588 Spaish Armada is defeated and England becomes misstress of the seas Jul 3, 1608 Samuel de Chaplain founed Quebec Sep 10, 1624 Dutch west India company send settler to settle in New Neatherlands (parts of New York, New Jersey, Deleware and Connecticut) Mar 29, 1638 Peter Minuit helped the SAwedish found FT. Christina on the Delaware river
