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After being divided and widespread for too long the Western Roman Empire fell to its enemies.
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One of the most important works of Old English literature, it is unknown who wrote Beowulf or when.
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Leif Erickson was a Norse explorer and the first known European to set foot in America.
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An invasion of England by French soldiers.
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A military expedition called on by Pope Urban II that resulted in the conquest of the Holy Land.
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Marco Polo was an Italian merchant, explorer, and writer who was the first to record a detailed account of the Chinese culture.
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The Bubonic Plague was one of the most devastating pandemics in history and killed an estimated 200 million people across Eurasia.
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Despite how common they were, the muzzleloaders of this time period were dangerous to the person attempting to fire it since the firing mechanism was yet to be perfected.
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A collection of 24 stories that are known as Geoffrey Chaucer's most famous work.
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Johannes Gutenberg is known as the inventor of the printing press which enabled the mass production of books and knowledge.
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Christopher Columbus has long been credited as the first European explorer to discover the Americas although new evidence has come to light that states the Vikings may have gotten there first.
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The Galilean moons are named after Galileo Galilei and are the four largest moons of Jupiter.
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This collection of William Shakespeare's plays is considered one of the most influential books ever published.
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A colonial revolt that ended in the independence of the Thirteen Colonies from Great Britain.
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Penicillin was discovered in 1928 by Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming, but it was not being used as an antibiotic until 1941.
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Alan Shepard became the first American in space using the Freedom 7 space capsule.
