Modern Era By facebooker_1694193774192360 Feb 19, 1453 Fall of Constantinople Feb 19, 1455 Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press Feb 19, 1487 Bartolomeo Diaz arrives at Cape of Good Hope Feb 19, 1492 Christopher Columbus discovers America Feb 19, 1497 Vasco da Gama circumnavigates Africa to arrive in the East Feb 19, 1517 Martin Luther begins the Protestant Reformation Feb 19, 1519 Magellan making the first circumnavigation of the globe Feb 19, 1543 Copernicus invents the heliocentric theory Feb 19, 1545 Paul III convenes the ecumenical council in Trento (Counter reformation) Feb 19, 1600 Was founded the British company for oriental Indies Feb 19, 1602 Was founded the Dutch company for oriental Indies Period: Feb 19, 1760 to Feb 19, 1830 Industrial Revolution in England Jul 4, 1776 The United States declares their independence Period: Feb 19, 1789 to Feb 19, 1799 French revolution
