SHane's Super timeline By SuperShane14 Jan 1, 1450 Printing Press invented by Johannes Gutenburg Oct 12, 1492 Christopher Columbus lands in San Salvador May 25, 1498 Vasco da Gama makes the all water trip to India Apr 3, 1513 Ponce de Leon lands in Florida Oct 31, 1517 German Monk Martian Luthor nails his ninety five theses to the church door Nov 8, 1519 Cortex conquers the Aztecs Jan 21, 1524 France sends Giovanni Verrazano to search for Northwest Passage. Nov 16, 1531 Pizarro conquers the Incas Apr 20, 1534 Jacques Cartier claims the St. Lawerence Seaway and parts of Canada for France Nov 1, 1534 King Henry VII breaks from the Roman Catholic Church and founs the Anglican Chruch May 8, 1541 Hernando De Soto discovers the Mississippi river Jan 1, 1552 Bartolome de Las Casa writes 'A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indis' Sep 1, 1565 St. Augustine, Florida is founded( the oldest city in the US) Jul 1, 1585 Sir Walter Raleigh founds Roanoke Island off the coast of North Carolina Aug 8, 1588 Spanish Armada is defeated and England becomes Misstress of the Seas Oct 21, 1590 Captain John White returns to Roanoke Jan 21, 1607 Jamestown is founded by the London Company of England Jul 3, 1608 Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec Oct 21, 1609 The Dutch send Henry Hudson to find the Northwest passage Sep 10, 1624 Dutch West India Company sent settler to settle in New Netherlands (parts of New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Connecticut) Oct 21, 1624 The Dutch West India Company sends settlers to New Netherlands Oct 21, 1624 Peter Minuit purchases Manattan Island from the Native Americans Oct 21, 1624 New Amsterdam founded by Peter Minuit Jun 1, 1637 French explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet explore the Mississippi River Mar 28, 1638 Peter Minuit helped the Swedish found Ft. Christina on the Delaware River
