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Aug 31, 1000
Leif Ericson
Citation Leif Ericson sailed for Norway. Discovered what we call Newfoundland. -
Aug 31, 1347
Black Death
Citation The black death killed about 450 million people. It took 150 years for Europe to recover. -
Aug 31, 1378
Great Schism (Western)
Citation French cardinals break away from Catholic Church and elect an antipope. This weakened the Church further. -
Aug 31, 1440
Invention of the Printing Press
Citation The first printing press was invented by a German named Johannes Gutenberg. Allowed books to become much cheaper and news to be spread more easily. -
Aug 31, 1487
Spanish Inquisition
Citation A tribunal organized by the catholic monarchs of Spain that persecuted Jews and Muslims, forcing them to convert to Christianity. Several cultures were persecuted unjustly by them and Catholicism became widespread in Spain. -
Aug 31, 1492
Spanish Christians Conquer the Muslim Moors in Spain
Citation The Spaniads drive the Muslims out of Spain. As a result, the Muslims are out of Europe altogether. -
Aug 31, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Citation Columbus sailed for Spain in an attempt to find the Indies, but instead he discovered America. -
Aug 31, 1497
John Cabot
Citation Sailed for England. Rediscovered Newfoundland (after Leif Ericson). -
Aug 31, 1517
Protestant Reformation - Martin Luther 95 Thesis
Citation Luther calls for a change in the Church, but when they don't respond, he forms his own faith, Lutheran. This really causes problems in the Church and many start to question the Church's teaching. -
Aug 31, 1519
Hernando Cortes
Citation Hernando Cortes sailed for Spain. He conquered the Aztecs in Central America. -
Aug 31, 1531
Juan Diego & Our Lady of Guadalupe Apparition
Citation First miracle attributed to Mary that appeared to a mestizo in the New World. Showed that even the peasants in the New World should be treated as people. -
Aug 31, 1531
King Henry VIII and Beginning of the Church of England
Citation King Henry VIII breaks away from Church over a dispute on a divorce and forms Church of England. Weakens Catholic Church further. -
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Aug 31, 1545
Council of Trent
Citation The officials of the Catholic Church get together to correct the problems of the Catholic Church. This helped prevent the Church from losing more followers. -
Roanoke - founding
Citation First English colony in the Americas. All the people disappeared mysteriously. Made people suspicious about the Indians. -
Jamestown - founding
Citation A group of 104 English men and boys began a settlement in Norfolk, Virginia. It gave England a foothold in the New World. -
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King Louis XIV become king of France
Citation A French king who built the Palace of Versailles, and he attempted to invade Europe, but failed and sent France into debt. -
Marquette & Joliet
Citation A French missionary and a trader sailed 700 miles up the Mississippi River guided by Indians.
