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Aug 31, 1347
Black Death
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Sep 5, 1378
Great Schism
During the period in the history of the Roman Catholic church called the Great Western Schism, there were 2, sometimes 3 popes, each with his own belief. The Schism lasted from 1378 until 1417. The couse was to move the papacy to France, early in the 14th century.
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Sep 4, 1450
Invention of the Printing Press
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Aug 31, 1487
Spanish Inquistion
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Aug 31, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Portuguese explorer tried to find a waterway to the Indies and landed in North America. Citation -
Sep 6, 1497
John Cabot
Navigator and explorer who by his voyages in 1497 and 1498 helped lay the groundwork for the later British claim to Canada. Citation -
Sep 4, 1509
King Henry VIII and the beginning of the Church of England
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Sep 4, 1517
Protestant Reformation
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Sep 5, 1519
Hernando Cortes
Spanish conquistador overthrew Aztec empire of Mexico in 1519. Then captured great wealth of Spain and Mexico remained under spanish rule for over three centuries. href='http://mrsdexplorersproject.wikispaces.com/Hernando+Cortes' >Citation</a>S -
Sep 6, 1531
Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadelupe Apparition
Mary told Juan Diego to build a church and when Juan Diego went to go tell the Pope, Our Lady of Guadalupe's face was on his cloak. Citation -
Sep 6, 1532
Francisco Pizzaro
Spanish conqueror of the Incan empire and founder of the city of Lima. Citation -
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Roanoke
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Spanish Christians conquer the Muslim Moors in Spain
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Henry Hudson
English navigator and explorer who, sailing three times for the English (1607, 1608, 1610–11) and once for the Dutch(1609), tried to discover a short route from Europe to Asia through the Arctic Ocean, in both the Old World and the New. A river, a strait, and a bay in North America are named for him. Citation -
King Louis XIV become king of France
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