Modern Era By Ele08 Feb 19, 1453 Fall of Constantinople Feb 14, 1455 Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press Feb 19, 1487 Bartolomew 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 Feb 19, 1730 Spreads the Enlightenment in France Feb 19, 1760 Beginning of the first industrial revolution Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Feb 19, 1775 Beginning of the American Revolution Jul 4, 1776 The United States declares their independence Feb 19, 1789 Beginning of the French Revolution Jul 14, 1789 The people of Paris assaults the Bastille fortress Nov 1, 1814 Beginning of the Congress of Vienna Feb 19, 1831 Beginning of the second industrial revolution Feb 19, 1848 Riots of 48 across Europe
