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Christopher Columbus sials to the Bahamas in Western Hemisphere. This was his first voyage. This was the first of new land that had been discovered.
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Leonardo Da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa.
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Magellans crew sails around the world.
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English navy defeats the Spanish armada.
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Shakespere settled in London to start his career as a playwritter.
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English settlers establish Jamestown colony in Virgina.
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Italian scientist Galileo Galilei studies te heavens with a telescope.
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The King James Bible is published. It will become the standard English Bible for centuries to come.
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Pilgrims set sailon the Mayflower.
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The Monarchy is restored with the accession of Charles II.
