Timeline

  • 1687

    1687

    Isaac Newton publishes "Principia Mathematica," outlining his laws of motion and universal gravitation.
  • 1748

    1748

    Montesquieu publishes "The Spirit of the Laws"
  • 1755

    1755

    Voltaire publishes "Candide"
  • 1776

    1776

    American Declaration of Independence
  • 1789

    1789

    Storming of Bastille
  • 1789

    1789

    John locke published "Two treaties on government"
  • 1792

    1792

    French Republic established
  • 1793

    1793

    Reign of Terror begins
  • 1795

    1795

    The Directory takes power
  • 1798

    1798

    The expedition to Egypt
  • 1799

    1799

    Napoleon takes power
  • 1799

    1799

    Napoleonic era begins
  • 1803

    1803

    The Musée Napoléon, the greatest museum in the world!
  • 1815

    1815

    Napoleon’s return to Paris
  • 1821

    1821

    Exile on the island of St. Helena
  • Beer Hall Putsch

    Beer Hall Putsch

    Hitler and the Nazi Party unsuccessfully tried to overthrow the Weimar Republic.
  • Book burnings

    Book burnings

    University students publicly burned books that were considered ‘un-German’ or written by Jewish authors in Berlin. In the following days, similar burnings were held in several German cities.
  • Concordat with the vatican

    Concordat with the vatican

    The Roman Catholic Church signed a Concordat with the Nazi government.
  • Exclusion of Jews from economy

    Exclusion of Jews from economy

    A decree banning Jews from owning businesses and selling goods was issued.
  • Hitler's suicide

    Hitler's suicide

    Hitler commited suicide in his bunker in Berlin.