Explorers and Inventors

  • Jan 1, 1450

    printing Press

    printing Press
    Invented By Johannes Gutenberg
  • Oct 12, 1492

    Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus
    Lands In San salvador
  • May 25, 1498

    Vasco da Gama

    Vasco da Gama
    all water trip to Asia
  • May 3, 1513

    Ponce de Leon

    Ponce de Leon
    lands in Flordia
  • Oct 31, 1517

    Grman monk named Martin Luhter nals his 95 thesesto the church door

    Grman monk named Martin Luhter nals his 95 thesesto the church door
  • Nov 3, 1519

    Cortez conquors Aztecs

    Cortez conquors Aztecs
  • Nov 16, 1531

    Pizarro conquers the Incas

  • Nov 1, 1534

    Henry the VIII breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and founds the Anglican

  • Jan 1, 1552

    Bartlome de las casa writes a "Short account of the destruction of the Indies"

  • Sep 1, 1565

    ST. Augstine, Flordia is founded(oldest city in the U.S.

  • Sir Walter Raleigh founds Roanoke Isaland off the coast of Nouth Carloina

  • Spaish Armada is defeated and England becomes misstress of the seas

  • Samuel de Chaplain founed Quebec

  • Dutch west India company send settler to settle in New Neatherlands (parts of New York, New Jersey, Deleware and Connecticut)

  • Peter Minuit helped the SAwedish found FT. Christina on the Delaware river