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Jul 1, 1532
Niccolo Machiavellie
Machiavelle wrote The Prince, a book about rulers. The Prince was an objective desricption of political reality. -
English Renaissance
More info on The period as a transitional one that led to the modern world. But attempts to avoid positive or negative connotations. -
William Shakespeare Era
Was the golden age of the English culture. Most Stories Now A Days Are Brought Back To His. -
Rene Descartes
Descartes published a book containiong 3 essasys on mathematical and scientific subjects and the Discourse on Method.These works were written in French and were aimed at the educated world rather than simply academics. -
John Locke
The developement of Locke's ineterest and thinkings can be more acuurately traced than before.He was senior student and taught moral Philosophy -
James Gregory
He includes a geometrical version of the fundamental thereom of calculus in Geometrical Excersises and the Universal Part of Geometry. He also made advances in triganometry. -
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Leibniz publishes a remarkable type of calculus for this, although only six pages long, few can understand it. He publishes his method of integral calculus in an issue of Acta Eruditorum. -
Isaac Newton
Developed the use of Caculus and his laws of motion and gravitation.Newtons work has been said to distinctly advance every branch of mathematics. -
Benjamin Franklin
More info on Conducted an experiment to prove the Lightining and electricity were the same thing.He also came up with important concepts of meterorology and refrigeration. g -
Adam Smith
Published his theory of Moral Sentiments , emboyding some of his Glasgow lectures.This work, which established Smith's reputation in his own day ,is concerened with the explanation of moral approval and disapproval. -
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Boston Tea Party
More INFOColonial atriots Disguise Themselves As Mohawk Indians, And Dump More Than 300 Crates Over The Ship. Which Leads To A Protest Against Th British Tea Tax. -
Romantic Period
An international artistic and philosophical movement. That redefined the fundamental ways in which people in Western cultures lived/thought. -
Constitution
The Constitution of the United States is drafted and signed. Also, Federalist Papers are published. -
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
He introduced the notations f'x and y' for the derivatives of f(x) and y, respectively. Lagrange was one of the creators of the calculus of variations. -
Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson approves Louisiana Purchase. Which doubled the size of the United States. -
George Simon Ohm
Simon stated law of electrical resistance. He began his research with the recently invented electrochemical cell, -
Early Victorian Age
It was a time of change. And a time of great literature! -
Underground Railroad
It Was Created In The Late 1940s. The Purpose Was To Help Slaves Find Their Way To Freedom. -
Louis Pasteur
The first person to recognize bacteria and disease causing agents. He introduced pasteurization. -
Assassination
Civil War ends. President Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. -
No Guns
Several States Adopt "Black Code". Which Forbid Black Persons To Carry A Firearm. -
George Cantor
Proved that the number of points on a line segment is the same as the number of points in the interior of a square. Publication of the result is delayed for a year because mathematicians refuse to believe it. -
George B. Kistiakowsky,
He was a chemistry professor at Harvard who participated in the Manhattan Project. He developed the detonating device used in first atomic bomb. -
Great Depression
More information on The deepest depression of the 20th century. the Great Depression started when the stock prices started to fall. -
Realistic Period
It was a time of great turmoil in American history. Industrialization and technological advances were also making their marks. -
Jean-Paul Startre
Determined phylosophical position is the centre of their artistic being.One of his early publications of psychological studies was the " Outline of Theory and Emotion" -
Pearl Harbor
Japan Surprised Us With An Attack On Pearl Harbor. This Was Very Unexpected. -
Harold C. Urey,
Nobel Prize 1934 and a leader of he Manhattan Project. He made original contributions to theories of he origin of the universe and of life processes. -
Robert W. Woodward,
He won Nobel Prize 1965 for his brilliant syntheses of such compounds as cholesterol, quinine, chlorophyll and cobalamin. Robert was an American organic chemist. -
Donald Trump
Graduated In 1968 With A Degree In Economics. He Is One Of The Wealthiest Men, In The U.S. -
Peter Singer
Australian ethical and political philosopher ,best known for his work in bioethics and his role as one of the intellectual founders of modern animal rights movement.The publication of " Animal Liberation" greatly contributed to the animal rights movements . -
Cholera Deaths
Over 4,000 people die from cholera in Latin American epidemic. 80 percent of the infected were treated. -
World Population
The worlds population increased in 1999, making it hard on the environment. Population reached 6 billion. -
9/11
The Falling Of The Twin Towers. This Terrorist Attack Alerts America. -
Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Site
President George W. Bush signed Bill of Rights. This approved that the Yucca Mountain would be a nuclear waste storage site. -
Three Georges Dam
Filling of the reservoir began in 2003 and demanded the relocation of 1.13 million people. Critics worried about the ecological effects of of the dam. -
Martha Stewert
She was a very wealthy woman. She was convicted of lying to investigators about a stock market. -
Bill Gates
The wealthiest man alive since 1995. His network is worth 56 billion dollars. -
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Oil Spill
The oil spill of 2010 hurts gulf coast. Made a big impact on the environment. -
Japans Recession
Japan is the third largest economy. As of May, they are back in a recession.
