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THe leader of the Mongols, Tamerlane, died unexpectantly while preparing to attack Ming China. After his death the Mongol Empire quckly fell apart.
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The famous Battle of Tannenburg starts between Germany and Russia.
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The French Army decides to invade Italy and try to control more land.
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Johannes Gutenberg creates a new and improved printing press.
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The famous Christopher Columbus, who tried to find the Indies, is born.
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Christopher Columbus, after being refused by the Portugese King:
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Vasco da Gama becomes the first to prove that sailing around Africa would be faster than going west.
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Juan Ponce de Leon, while searching for the fountain of youth, finds a new land in which he names "Florida".
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Martin Luther starts protesting about the Catholic Religion and an age of reformation starts.
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Leonardo Da Vinci finishes the Mona Lisa.
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Ferdinand Magellan dies in the Phillipines
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Hernando Cortes conquers and destroys the Aztec Empire. This causes on of the biggest tribe downfalls.
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Ferdinard Magellan's crew, with only eight menbers, finally sets foot on Spain, making the voyage they went on the first trip around the world.
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Hernando de Soto and his french crew, lands in Tampa Bay.
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Hernando de Soto dies in Desha County because of a fever.
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The Eighty Years War starts between the Flemish, the Dutch, and the Spanish. The Eighty Years War finally ends in 1648.
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Willaim Bradford, the famous man who led the Mayflower Pildgrims, is born
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The Thirty Years War starts between the Protestants and the Catholic fighting over which religion is better. Many European coutries were involved in this war.
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The first Northern War starts between Poland and Sweden.
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The famous Isaac Newton explains laws about caluculus.
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The Great Northern War between Russia, Poland, Denmark, and Sweden. This war was won by Sweden.
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John Kays develops a new flying shuttle that will make wool gathering much easier.
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Louis J.M.Daguerre creates the first type of photo.
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The Arrow War starts, this conflict is between the British and the Chinese.
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The Itatian War, even though called the Italian War, was mainly fought between Austria and France. But Italy was in between the two countries causing Italy to slightly join the war.