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Jan 1, 1400
Renaissance Began
Good riddance, medieval times! -
Dec 6, 1450
Gutenberg Invented Printing Press
Fun fact: Uppercase letters were stored in the upper case; lowercase in the lower case. -
Apr 15, 1452
Leonardo Da Vinci Born
He did not look like this at birth. -
Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus "Discovered" the Americas
The Americas were already inhabited by "Indians", so he didn't discover them. He was very brutal. He tried to convert the tribes to Christianity, but if they refused, he massacred them. What a jerk. -
Jun 24, 1497
John Cabot Reached Newfoundland
Cabot's real name was Giovanni Caboto, later anglicized to "John Cabot." -
Dec 9, 1503
Leonardo da Vinci Began Painting Mona Lisa
No one knows the actual date. -
Dec 9, 1504
Michelangelo Sculpted David
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May 20, 1506
Christopher Columbus Died
He still thought he had reached the Indies. -
Dec 9, 1506
Leonardo da Vinci Finished Mona Lisa
Some people think that he worked on Mona Lisa until his death, in 1519. Some think he never even finished it. Looks pretty finished to me, though. -
Apr 21, 1509
Henry VIII Became King of England
You know, the guy who beheaded his wives. -
Dec 9, 1512
Michelangelo Painted The Creation Of Adam
On the painting, God suspiciously looks like a human brain. Coincidence? I think not. -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther Nailed 95 Theses to the Door
He nailed it to the All Saints' Church in Wittenberg, Germany. -
May 2, 1519
Leonardo Da Vinci Died
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Aug 10, 1519
Magellan Set Sail to Circumnavigate the World
He was killed by savages in the Philippines three years later, in 1521. -
Dec 6, 1534
Henry VIII made up the Church of England
The reason he separated the Church of England from the Catholic Church of Rome was so he could divorce Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn. -
Nov 18, 1558
Elizabeth I Became Queen of England
She was known as The Virgin Queen because she never got married or had children. Years later, the US state of Virginia was named after her. -
Galileo Discovered the Moons of Jupiter
These moons are very dynamic and very interesting. Europa, the smallest one may have life under its icy surface. -
Galileo Discovers that Venus has Phases
Phases like the Moon's. Crescent, quarter, full, and new. Unlike the Moon, crescent Venus is the brightest. -
Galileo Observed Neptune
He thought that it was a dim star. 200 years later, it was observed as a planet, in 1846. -
Renaissance Ended
This began the Modern Era.
