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Period: 1623 BCE to
Shakespeare's First Folio
He made his first book of plays which he printed in folio format and containing 36 plays. -
1492 BCE
North America was Found
Instead of Columbus reaching Japan as he had intended, he landed in the Bahamas archipelago, at a locale he named San Salvador. -
Period: 1340 BCE to 1400 BCE
The Norman Invasion
New conquerors (called the Normans) brought with them a kind of French, which became the language of the Royal Court, and the ruling and business classes. For a period there was a kind of linguistic class division, where the lower classes spoke English and the upper classes spoke French. -
700 BCE
Chinese Invent Gunpowder
The Chinese combined saltpeter, Sulphur, and carbon to create gun powder. The Chinese used gun powder primarily for fireworks. -
500 BCE
Willow Bark First Used to Relieve Symptoms of Arthritis
A wonder drug, known as the willow bark came into prominence when it became known that it had the power to relieve gained popularity when it was discovered that this bark could help relieve some of the aches and pains of arthritis because it contained a naturally-occurring compound called salicin, later known as acetylsalicylic acid – or aspirin -
Period: 450 BCE to Dec 9, 1000
Beowolfs writing
He wrote poems in Old English. -
Period: 400 to 430
Beginning year 400
The English language in America. -
Period: 450 to 1100 BCE
Old English
Old English did not sound or look like English today.
Old English was spoken until around 1100. -
Dec 22, 1000
Indian Physician, Sushruta Samhita, Describes Diabetes Symptoms and Treatments
Sushruta described diabetes (madhumeha) as a disease characterized by passage of large amount of urine, sweet in taste, hence the name “madhumeha” — honey like urine.
He goes on to say that diabetes primarily affects obese people who are sedentary and emphasized the role of physical activity in amelioration of diabetes. -
Period: Dec 8, 1340 to 140 BCE
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of 24 stories that runs to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer. In 1386 Chaucer became Controller of Customs and Justice of peace and then three years later in 1389 Clerk of the King's work. -
Dec 20, 1440
The Printing Press was invented
A printing press is a device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium, thereby transferring the ink. Typically used for texts, the invention and spread of the printing press was one of the most influential events in the second millennium revolutionizing the way people conceive and describe the world they live in, and ushering in the period of modernity. -
Pacific Island of New Britain discovered.
New Britain, is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. It is separated from the island of New Guinea by the Dampier and Vitiaz Straits and from New Ireland by St. George's Channel. -
Period: to
The American Revolution
The American Revolution was a political upheaval that took place between 1765 and 1783 during which colonists in the Thirteen American Colonies rejected the British monarchy and aristocracy, overthrew the authority of Great Britain, and founded the United States of America. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party in 1773, during which patriots destroyed a consignment of taxed tea from the Parliament-controlled and favored East India Company.[ -
Period: to
Pardons
Despite bitter opposition, US President Andrew Johnson grants unconditional pardon to all persons involved in Southern rebellion or the Civil War. -
September 11, 2001
Both towers - two of the tallest in the world at the time - collapsed within two hours, destroying nearby buildings and heavily damaging others. 2,973 victims and the 19 hijackers died as a result of the attacks. The overwhelming majority of casualties were civilians, including nationals of over 90 countries. -
China Launches it first spacecraft
China successfully placed its manned "Shenzhou 5" spacecraft into orbit. This followed four previous missions, of which three were unmanned and one carried animals. The capsule carried a single astronaut, Yang Liwei. It was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert, using a Long March 2F rocket booster. -
Period: to
Egypt's Third Dynasty
The Third Dynasty was founded by Pharaoh Djoser. His greatest accomplishment, with the help of his architect Imohotep, was the building of the first pyramids. Imhotep was venerated by later generations of Egyptians not only as an architect, but as a magician, astronomer and the father of medicine.