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Birth
Birthname is Peter Alekseyevich Romanov. He is Tsar Alexei's 14th child and is the first born child of his second wife,Natalia Naryshkin and is an heir to the throne. He was born in Moscow, Russia at the Kremlin palace.
This event is significant because it is the birth of a future Tsar known as being powerful and having many successes towards Russia.
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Peter's father, Tsar Alexei death
When Peter was at the age of four, his father died. Tsar Alexei died of what was at first a cold, but further progressed to a longer illness that made him very weak and resulted in his death.Tsar Alexei then granted his eldest son Fyodore the position of Tsar before he passed away.
This event is significant because the death of Peter's father puts one of Peter's half-brothers Fyodore as Tsar which makes Peter a little closer to becoming Tsar himself.
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The Founding of The Chelsea Hospital in London
The Chelsea Hospital in London, England and was founded in the year of 1681. The hospital was founded by King Charles II for wounded soldiers and as a retreat for soldiers. This event is significant because it's a hospital that helps soldiers in many ways that fight for the country of England and shows that even back then countries still did great things for the soldiers fighting for their country.(Grun 328) -
Peter and his half brother Ivan are crowned Tsars
Due to the death of former Tsar and Peter's half brother, Peter and his half brother Ivan are granted reign to become Tsars. They share power between the both of them. Peter becomes Tsar when he was ten and Ivan is sixteen.
This event is significant because this is when Peter starts his journey as Tsar. Even at the age of ten, he's intelligent, a healthy young boy, and many people already know that one day he will be an extrodinary Tsar.(Cracraft 323-324) -
Death of Tsar Fyodore III
When Peter was at the age of ten, his half brother and the current tsar passed away. Fyodore Alexeevich Romanov was born on May 30, 1661. Tsar Fyodore died in Moscow, Russia at the age of twenty.
This event is significant because due to the death of Fyodore, this made his brother Ivan and his half brother Peter Tsars.
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Peter is now Tsar alone
Peter's half brother Ivan and co-Tsar dies at the age of 30. Due to Ivan's death. Peter and Ivan ruled together for about fourteen years. Peter now has all the power to himself as Tsar and doesn't have to share it with Ivan no longer.
This event is significant because it begins Peter's journey as Tsar alone and gives him much more responsibility to make sure that his country succeeds, make his country stronger, and
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Peter embarks on his grand tour through Europe
Peter organizes a team known as The Great Embassy and decides to travel to Europe to gain more knowledge to make Russia more like Europe or in other words, modernized. When on his journey in Europe, Peter was dressed in disguise so no one in the west will know that he is a Tsar. This event is significant because this is the journey Peter and his team go on to learn information about things in Europe that would help reach his initial goal as Tsar, to modernize Russia. (Wallace 155-166) -
Peter returns to Russia after journey to Europe
Peter returns to Russia after his tour through Europe with his team The Great Embassy in 1698. Peter came back to Russia with a significant amount of knowledge from Europe which includes things about shipbuilding, anatomy,medicine, and etc.
This event is significant because Peter comes back with a significant amount of information that will modernize or westernize Russia and change it dramatically.(Wallace 155-166) -
The Great Northern War
During the 30-years war Sweden had become a great power and occupied large territories that included land with access to water for ports. One of Peter's major plans as Tsar was to gain more land due to the problem that Russia didnt have any land close to water.This event is significant because it shows how Peter was determined to get land for Russia that had acess to water for ports, which included trading, his passion for shipbuilding, and his determination to have a strong navy.(Grey 500-600) -
St. Petersburg is founded
Due to winning access to the Baltic Sea through his victoories in the Great Northern War, Peter the Great founded the city of St. Petersburg. This city became the the new Russian capitol and was known well politically, culturally, and geographically.
This event is significant because it shows the power Peter had because he was able to make a whole new city that became the new Russian Empire due to his victories in the Great
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Isaac Newton: "Opticks Theory of Light"
Isaac Newton was born on January 4, 1643 in the United Kingdom. In 1704, Newton wrote a book that summarized his discoveries and theories on light and color. Later, on March 31, 1727 he died.
This event is significant because a major scientist in our history, Newton, wrote a book with his threories and discoveries about light and color that was tremendously useful in figuring out some of the secrets behind them that are so useful in
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Matthew Tindal: "Rights of the Chrisitan Church"
Matthew Tindal was born in England and to the son of a High Church minister. In 1706, he wrote the book, "Rights of the Christian Church". The book provoked attacks against himself because the book summarized the argument over control of the state over the church.This event is significant because Tindal wrote a book that sacrificed his life to show his thoughts on the rights of the Christian Church thought helped the
religion of Chrisitanity today in history. (Gaylor "Matthew Tindal") -
George Berkeley: "New Theory of Vision"
George Berkeley was born on March 12, 1685 in Thomastown, Ireland. Berkeley was one of the greatest philosophers in the modern period and wrote an essay towards information on the phycology of vision. Later, he died on January 14, 1753.
This event is significant because one of the greatest philosophers in pur history and in the modern period and wrote an essay on the phycology of vision. His essay led to many things that tremendously helped us in science today.(Grun 325) -
French Surgeon Dominique Anel invents fine pointed syringe for surgical purposes.
Dominique Anel was a French physician born in 1678/1679. He was a surgeon in the French army and later on after his military career, he published a paper that described the first syringe.He invented the fine point syringe in 1714 to use it to cure lacrimal fistula. This event is significant because Anel invented something that is so important to medicine today and that is used on a daily basis in different medical fields. (Grun 327) ("Dominique Anel") -
Death
Peter the Great died at the age of 53 due to problems with his urinary tract and his bad health as he grew older. He was known as a powerful and sucessful Tsar.This event is significant because it is the death of someone who is so important to Russia as one of their greatest Tsars. He was able to have many successes in his reign as Tsar which includes, westernization, founding St. Petersburg, and having victories in the Great Northern War. ("Peter the Great") -
New York Gazette is Issued
The 'New-York Gazette' was first issued November 8, 1725. This marked the launch of newspaper publishing in the state. New York's next newspaper was 'The New-York Weekly Journal' issued by John Peter Zenger on November 5, 1733. This event is significant because this marked the beginning of a newspaper that gave important news and events to the citizens of New York and was the start of the newspaper New York still uses. (Grun 327) ("The Early History of Newspaper Publishing in New York State")
