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Gun powder plot
In 1605, a man named Guy Fawkes and Robert Catesby had both planed something so they found get rid of King James but Guy got caught and the plan was ruined -
Guy Fawkes killed
After Guy Fawkes was caught, they tortured him into saying the truth and to admitting that he was part of the plan they killed and and then hanged him -
Galileo finds out the planets rotate around the sun
Due to Galileo invention, the telescope, he finds out that the planets rotate around the sun -
30 year war
Stuff breakout upon the Catholics and Protestants and they go into war for about 30 years -
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a war fought in between the royalist/Cavaliers and the Roundheads and they ended up wining -
Restoration era
After Cromwell dies Charles the 2nd becomes King and restores both the fun and the monarchy -
Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution was when King James the 2nd had fled to France and his daughter and her husband had taken over -
Tennis court oate
the members of the French Third Estate took the Tennis Court Oath in the tennis court which had been built in 1686 for the use of the Versailles palace. The vote was "not to separate and to reassemble wherever necessary until the Constitution of the kingdom is established". -
The storming of the bastile
The Storming of the Bastille was an event that occurred in Paris, France, on the afternoon of 14 July 1789, when revolutionaries stormed and seized control of the medieval armory, fortress, and political prison known as the Bastille. At the time, the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
On August 26, 1789, the National Assembly released “The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen.” The document contained the basic beliefs of the revolutionaries. It boasted 17 articles, the most important declared that all men were born free and equal. The charter would inspire the new French constitution. -
Women’s march on Versailles
On October 5, 1789, a group of mostly women marched from Paris to Versailles. They were frustrated that the royal family seemed to live in a world of luxury completely separate from their own. The group killed several palace guards and demanded that the king live in Paris amongst the people. Left with no choice, the royal family was forced to follow the mob back to Paris where they were placed under the watchful eye of the new National guards. -
The Royal family attempts to escape
On June 20, 1791, the royal family disguised themselves as servants and were able to sneak out of the Tuileries Palace where they were being held by the National guards. However, the very next day the king was recognized in Varennes. He and the rest of the family were quickly arrested and brought back to Paris. -
Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin
In 1794, Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin which made the separation of cotton seeds much faster. The South increased its cotton supply and sent raw cotton north to be used in the manufacturazation of cloth. Francis C. Lowell increased the efficiency in the manufacture of cloth by bringing spinning and weaving processes together into one factory. This led to the development of the textile industry throughout New England. -
The First Consul
After his escapades through Egypt resulting in only minor gains in land and many losses, Napoleon returned to cmmit to another Coup D'etat, which led to his eventual election as First Consul. This position of power soon became viewed as his first step toward dictatorship. -
The Crowning of Napoleon
After the successful establishment of a monarchial rule, Napoleon was crowned as Emperor by Pope Pius VII at the Notre Damme De Paris. -
Napoleon Exiled to Elba
With the Treaty of FontaineBleau, Napoleon was deemed the sole reason for there to be no peace in Europe and wa henceforth exiledto a small islaned called Elba, where he remained for nearly a year before his attempted escape and recapture. -
Convention of Kanagawa
A treaty allowing the opening the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American trade and permitting the establishment of a U.S. consulate in Japan. -
Indian rebellion of 1857
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a rebellion in India against the rule of the British East India Company, that ran from May 1857 to July 1859. -
Fashoda incident
The Fashoda Incident or Crisis was the climax of imperial territorial disputes between Britain and France in Eastern Africa -
Second boer war
The discovery of gold and diamonds in the Boer republics in the 1880s further intensified the rivalry, particularly as British subjects flooded into the Boer territories in search of wealth. -
Russo-Japanese war
The Russo-Japanese War was fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea. -
Treaty of Portsmouth
The Treaty of Portsmouth formally ended the 1904–05 Russo-Japanese War. -
Battle of tannenberg
Happening on the Eastern Front, Russia invaded east Prussia and German Poland, but were halted by the German and Austrian forces. This even was significant because it ended with a German victory against the Russians. -
1st battle of the Marne
In the First Battle of the Marne, fought from September 6-9, 1914, French and British forces confronted the invading Germany army. -
Galipoli campaign
Gallipoli Campaign, With World War I having effectively settled into a stalemate in Europe, the Allies attempted to score a victory against the Ottoman Empire -
Battle of verdun
Battle of Verdun was one of the longest battles during WWI. This battle was fought along the Western Front between the French and the Germans. This event is significant because it is one of the longest battles in WWI, lasting from February to December in 1916. Both sides suffered almost a million casualties after this battle. -
The Tsar orders the use of violence to quell civil unrest
Portions of the military stationed in Petrograd rebelled and joined the protesters while the officers fled to the Winter Palace. The tsar responded by taking away the powers of the Duma. -
Soldiers mutiny against the government and the Petrograd Soviet is formed
The Petrograd Soviet of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies was formed on February 27 (March 12, New Style). On March 2 (March 15, New Style) the tsar abdicated. A provisional government was set up, eventually under the premiership of Aleksandr Kerensky. -
Last czar overthrow
The Russian Revolution toppled the Romanov dynasty, and Nicholas II abdicated on March 15, 1917. The royal family was arrested by the Bolsheviks and held in seclusion -
Last czar and family killed
The Russian Revolution toppled the Romanov dynasty, and Nicholas II abdicated on March 15, 1917. The royal family was arrested by the Bolsheviks and held in seclusion. -
Lenin death
This is the day that Lenin dies -
Thirteen Soviet Jews are murdered on the Night of the Murdered Poets.
Stalin orders the execution of 13 Soviet Jews, including five Yiddish poets, who are accused of treason and of being spies. This was the beginning of Stalin's plans to purge the Soviet Union of Jews