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Dec 5, 1492
Columbus sails to Hispaniola
On Christmas Eve, the flagship Santa Maria grounded on a reef near Cap Haitien and sank the next day. Columbus used the remains of the ship to build a fort on shore, which he named La Navidad (Christmas). -
Jan 13, 1493
Columbus last stop
Columbus made his last stop in the New World. He landed on the Samaná Peninsula where he met the hostile Ciguayos who presented him with his only violent resistance during his first voyage to the Americas. -
Nov 28, 1493
Columbus reached La Navidad
They found it be burned to the ground and all of the men were dead. the men started to fight amongst themselves over gold and women. -
Jul 31, 1498
Third Voyage
Columbus landed on Trinidad and discovered the mainland of South America on the next day. He landed on the Peninsula of Paria, believing that it was an island, he called it La Isla Santa (Holy Island). -
May 11, 1502
fourth voyage
Columbus sailed, from the port of Cadiz on his fourth and last voyage. Columbus small fleet consisted of four caravels, ranging from 50 to 70 tons. -
Aug 13, 1521
cortez conquers the aztecs
they killed the rulers. they also ACCIDENTALLY spread the disease smallpox throughout there villages. -
May 24, 1543
Copernicus presents the Heliocentric Theory
His heliocentric model, with the Sun at the center of the universe, demonstrated that the observed motions of celestial objects can be explained without putting Earth at rest in the center of the universe. His work stimulated further scientific investigations, becoming a landmark in the history of science that is often referred to as the Copernican Revolution. -
English settle jamestown
the colonists chose Jamestown Island for their settlement largely because the Virginia Company advised them to select a location that could be easily defended from ocean-going navies of the other European states.The island fit the criteria, as it had excellent visibility up and down what is today called the James River, and it was far enough inland to minimize the potential of contact and conflict with enemy ships. -
Louis XIV of France (14th) begins his reign
Prepared for his son's impending minority rule. He decreed that a regency council should rule on Louis's behalf for the duration of the minority. -
Peter the Great of Russia begins his reign
In the subsequent conflict some of Peter's relatives and friends were murdered, including Matveev, and Peter witnessed some of these acts of political violence. The Streltsy made it possible for Sophia, the Miloslavskys (the clan of Ivan) and their allies, to insist that Peter and Ivan be proclaimed joint Tsars, with Ivan being acclaimed as the senior. -
Glorious Revolution in England
The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, is the name of the overthrow of King James II of England (James VII of Scotland and James II of Ireland) by a union of English Parliamentarians with the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau (William of Orange). William's successful invasion of England with a Dutch fleet and army led to his ascending the English throne as William III of England jointly with his wife Mary II of England. -
French Revolution begins
Many Nobles and some of the clergy followed the Third Estate, in starting the long revolution. They changed the name of their gathering from Estates General to the National Assembly, which represented all of the people of France, thus doing away with representation by class. -
Napoleon Conquers most of Europe
Napoleon's forces crossed the river Neman. Napoleon aimed to compel Emperor of Russia Alexander I to remain in the Continental Blockade of the United Kingdom; an official aim was to remove the threat of a Russian invasion of Poland. -
Napoleon battles near Moscow
the two armies met near Moscow in the Battle of Borodino. The battle was the largest and bloodiest single-day action of the Napoleonic Wars; it involved more than 250,000 troops and resulted in at least 70,000 casualties. -
The campaign ended
Napoleon then abandoned his men and returned to Paris to protect his position as Emperor and to prepare to resist the advancing Russians. An event of epic proportions and momentous importance for European history, the French invasion of Russia has been the subject of much discussion among historians.
