History Porject

By Noah Zuckman
  • Jan 1, 1450

    Gutenberg Tests His Press

    This year, Johann Gutenberg tests his new semi-mobile printing press. He printed a Latin book on speech making. He also printed several Bibles in Latin which ended up being some of the first books printed in Europe, the Bibles are now extremely rare and valuable.
  • Jan 1, 1492

    Columbus sailed to the East Indies

    Christopher Columbus was a sailor who discovered the East Indies. Columbus need to have a lot of patience to wait for a long to get the boats crew and supplies he needed, I read about this fact. Columbus wasn't the first to sail to America, he was beat by the Vikings who reached America 500 years before Columbus was born, I found this out by watching CGP grey before this assignment. The "discoveries" Columbus made were extremely influential on Europe and it's economy
  • Oct 15, 1517

    Martin Luther nails the 95 Theses to a Church

    On this day, it's believed that Martin Luther pinned the 95 These to a church door. Martin believed that it was not fair that the church was selling indulgences, also refered to as pardoning their sins, this meant that the rich were more likely to go to heaven than the poor. Martin thought that you get to heaven by believing in "The Lord Jesus Christ." Luther ended up being one of the most importaint people in western history.
  • Jan 1, 1534

    King Henry VII started the 1607 Anglican church

    This year, King Henry VIII stared the Anglican Church because his wife wouldn't give birth to a boy, this was blamed on the woman even though it was the man's fault for having so many sperm with x chromosomes, this was common sex ed. He Created Anglicanism so that he could divorce his current wife. People in England were very happy to break away from the Roman Catholic Church, lots of people probably wanted divorce.

  • Jamestown gets settled

    Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement. The first few years were brutal. There was very little food, lots of disease, and the natives weren't very happy about the settlers taking their land. One of the most common crops they grew was tabacco.

  • The Pilgrims set off for Plymouth

    Around one hundred people set off on the Mayflower in September 1620. The Mayflower didn't actually land on Plymouth Rock, they ended up in what’s now known as Cape Cod. The Pilgrim's first winter was horrible, there was very little food and about half of them kicked the bucket!

  • Maryland gets settled

    Maryland was settled in 1634. They were pro slavery and they were considered southern. Washington D.C. is made up of land from Maryland and Virginia. Cecilius Calvert was the Second Lord Baltimore, after his father, First Lord Baltimore died.

  • Pennsylvania is founded

    Pennsylvania was founded in 1682. Benjamin Franklin was from Pennslyvenia, I learned this from lots of history shows. It was name After William Penn's father.