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670 BCE
War between Tibet and the T'ang Dynasty of China
The War had a big influence on Tibet and China. A lot of events that happened during the war had a big impact on both Tibet an China. In 692, China retook western border lands from the Tibet after defeating Tibetan forces at Kashgar. In 763 Tibet seized the Tang Chinese capital of city of Chang'an. -
Jan 1, 1445
Johann Gutenberg invents the printing press.
First mechanical moving printing press created by Johann Gutenberg. One of the most important events of the modern period. Played a key role in the Renaissance. Started the Printing Revolution. -
Aug 1, 1464
Death of Cosimo de Medici
Cosimo de Medici, the ruler of Florence, was considered one of the key figures of the Italain Renaissance. In 1464 Medici died and a huge crowd accompanied his body to the tomb in S. Lorenzo. The next year he was given the title of Patar Patriae (Father of his country.) -
Aug 3, 1492
Columbus Discovers America
Christopher Columbus sails across the Atlantic Ocean. Discovers new continent in 1492. Thought he was in India. Named the people Indians. -
Feb 18, 1516
Birth of Mary I
Mary I was born at the Palace of Placentia in Greenwich. Mary was born an only child to Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. She was Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death. The "Bloody Mary" was named after her because of her executions and protestants. Ma -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther posts his 95 theses.
Martin Luther creates 95 theses during the reformation. Theses against selling indulgences. Points on three things. Selling indulgences to fund the church is wrong. The Pope has no power over Purgatory. Buying indulgences gives the people false sense of security and endangers their salvation. -
Jan 15, 1559
Coronation of Queen Elizabeth I
On January 15th Queen Elizabeth the first was crowned as the Queen of England. She quickly tried to restore the Church of England. She was a diplomatic ruler. -
Galileo discovers planets rotate around the sun.
Galileo is an Italian astronomer. Built his own telescope and observing. Discovers Jupiter's moons and newly discovered stars. Observed sunspots on Venus and concluded planets rotate around the sun. -
Thirty Years' War
War broke out when Ferdinand II tried curtailing religion from subjects. Broke out between Christians and Protestants. Involved major powers with Europe, Sweden, France, Spain, and Austria. Held on German soil. Roman Catholics had to give land to sovereign states. -
English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights is an act that the Parliament of England passed. It declared the rights and liberties of the people. Before William and Mary could become the king and queen they had to accept the English Bill of Rights. They did so in February, 1689. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament. The new tax was opposed on all American colonists and required taxes to be paid for things such as printed paper. Ship's were even taxed for papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, and even playing cards. The colonists reacted very quickling and reacted through debates, written documents, and mob actions like tarring and feathering the tax collectors. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was when a group of British soldiers in Boston shot, open fire, on a group of American colonists and killed five men. The colonists had gathered at the Customs House in Boston and had been taunting the soldiers guarding the building. The colonists had been throwing snow balls and other objects at them, leading up to the open fire. -
The Boston Tea Party
A group of Massachusetts colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians board three British tea ships and threw 342 chests of tea overboard. This took place because the colonists did not want to pay taxes on the British tea and other expenses. Samuel Adams led the Sons of Liberty. -
George Washington Appointed as Commander in Chief
George Washington first U.S. president but known as Commander in Chief. Selected over John Hancock. Only selected due to previous military experience. Assumed command of Continental Army in Cambridge. Resigned after eight years of command. -
Storming of the Bastille
Bastille is a royal fortress that symbolized tyranny. Parisian revolutionaries and mutinous troops stormed Bastille. Action signaled start of French Revolution. Led to thousands executed. King overthrown and executed at end of French Revolution. -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Created replicating Declaration of Independence. Set for equality. Influenced by Thomas Jefferson. Basis for freedom and equality through law. Fundamental document of the French Revolution. -
Death of 8th Dalai Lama
Jamphel Gyatso was born in 1758 Lhari Gang. His father, Sonam Dhargye and his mother, Phuntsok Wangmo, were both from Kham. He was 47 years old and died from smallpox. -
The 9th Dalai Lama
The 9th Dalai Lama started ruling after Jamphel Gyatso died. Lungtog Gyatso was the first of a string of four Dalai Lama's to die before reaching 22 years of age. Lungtog Gyatso died at 10 years old in 1815. -
The First Bicycle is Invented
Baron Karl von Drais invents the first bicycle. Names it the Laufmaschine. German for running machine. Called Draisine by the English Press. -
The Revolver Pistol is Invented
Samuel Colt patents the revolver. First production model made in the same year of the patent. Samuel Colt also patented another model on August 29, 1839. The American patent number was 138. -
First Automobile Invented
Karl Benz invents first automobile. First patent made in 1886. Automobile first ran on New Year's Eve in 1879. Used a gas powered engine. First public outing in July 1886 reported by the newspapers. -
Founding of the Chinese
Sun Yat-Sen establishes a republican government. Gets rid of Qing Dynasty. Chinese Nationalist Party run by Sun Yat-Sen. -
Xinhai revolution
A group of revolutionaries led a successful revolt against their dynasty, leading to the Xinhai Revolution. The Xinhai Revolution was a revolution that overthrew China's last imperial dynasty. The revolution established the Republic of China. -
Death of Sun Yat-Sen
Leader of communist party. Weak leaders lead to death of communist party. Critical hit to the national party. -
February Revolution
The February Revolution was when riots and strikes over the scarcity of food erupted in Petrograd. Most of the Russians had lost their faith in the leadership ability of the czarist regime. The revolution removed Tsar Nicholas II from power. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was between the new Bolshevik government of Soviet Russia and the Central Powers. The Central Powers were Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire. The treaty ended Russia's participation in World War I. -
Czar Nicholas II Assassinated
Czar Nicholas was the ruler of Russia from 1894 to 1917. Revolt against him. He was assassinated after losing power. Was killed by Bolsheviks. Killed at Yekaterinburg. -
North Korean People's Army is Activated
The NKPA is officially activated in 1948. It is ruled by the dictator of the country. Today the leader of the NKPA is Kim Jong Un. The US is one of NKPA's primary adversaries. -
Nationalist forced out of China.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China remaining nationalist were forced out of China. They moved to Taiwan. No remaining people of the nationalist party were allowed in China. -
Ho Chi Minh trail is created
Ho Chi Minh trail is created along Vietnamese and Cambodian border. It is from North Vietnam to South Vietnam. Also ran through Loas. Name originated from Americans. -
The U-2 incident
While in Soviet airspace, a United Space U-2 spy plane was shot down. Francis Gary Powers was the pilot of the spy plane. Powers was ejected but parachuted safely to the ground and was captured by KGB. The plane crashed but parts of it was collected and put in display in Moscow. -
Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Pigs was when 1400 Cuban exiles launched an invasion on the south side of Cuba. The Bay of Pigs was intended to provoke popularity for an uprising againt Fidel Castro. But instead of provoking popilarity for an uprising against him, it gave him a military victory. Fidel Castro came to power when an armed revolt that overthrew dictator Fulgencia Batista. -
Tet Offensive
Was apart of Vietcong. Was lead by North Vietnam. Got its name from the Tét holiday when the first major attacks begun. One of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnamese war. -
Death of Mao Zedong
Nearing the age of 80, Mao Zedong died after suffering Parkinson's disease. He had ruled the Chinese Communist Party from 1935 up until his death, he was also the chairman of the party until his death. In his lifetime, Mao Zedong killed over 50 million people. -
Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty Signed
Peace treaty between Israel and Egypt ending the war. Signed in the US. Witness of US president Jimmy Carter. Signed by Egyptian president Anwar Sadat and Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin -
Park Chung-hee Assassination
Park Chung-hee was a South Korean president and ruled from December 17, 1963 up until his assassination in October 26, 1979. Park was assassinated at a dinner by his CIA director, Kim Jae-kyu at the KCIA annex in the Cheong Wa Dae compound. He was 62 years old and was buried at the Seoul National Cemetery. -
China's population passed 1 billion
Chinese officials counted 1,008,175,288 people on the mainland. 80 percent of the population still lived in the countryside. One in every four Chinese people in the population is illiterate, that is a total of 235.8 people. -
Israel-US Free Trade Agreement
Trade pact between Israel and the United States. Lowers trade barriers in some goods. Eliminates some to all duty on merchandise exported from Israel to the US. Also covers the Gaza Strip and the West Bank -
Olympic Games held in Seoul
Starting on September 17 and lasting until October 2, the Seoul Summer Olympics had over 8,000 participants. 159 different countries participated in the Olympics that year and 27 events were held. The Soviet Union took first place above the rest of the teams with a total of 132 medals, the closest country to them was East Germany with 102. Matt Biondi from the United States had the most total medals with 7, 5 of them gold. -
Israel and Jordan sign peace treaty
Israel and Jordan signed a peace treaty ending 46 years of war against each other. The signing was watched by US President Bill Clinton and was broadcast on television. Around 60 percent of the population in Jordan were made up of Palestinians, who were angered and shocked by the treaty because they believed that their government failed to address their grievances. -
Earthquake strikes Sichuan Province
The earthquake that struck Sichuan Province had a strength of 7.9 on the Richter scale. 20,000 people were reported dead and approximately 100,000 people injured. Around 10 million people were affected by the earthquake. It caused landslides, flattened whole cities and took whole buildings out. -
Vietnam Sentences 22 for Subversion
21 men and one woman were accused of plotting of attempting to create a new state which would be called Great Vietnam Kingdom. The group's leader, Phan Van Thu, would have been the king of Great Vietnam Kingdom. Phan Van Thu is facing life behind bars and the rest of the people convicted are facing charges from 10 to 17 years in prison.
