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476
Fall of Rome
The Fall of Rome Completely changed Europe for it was seen as very powerful and ruling over Europe and when fell people didn't know what to do. -
Jan 1, 1215
The Signing of the Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was created to limit the power of the Monarch and that is what is did when King John was forced to sign it making it so that a free man cannot become unfree, the King has to talk with the lords before giving taxes, and no one can be imprisoned without a jury trial. -
Period: Jan 1, 1347 to Jan 1, 1351
The Black Death
The Black Death was a pandemic that happened in Europe that killed many during the Middle Ages. -
Jan 1, 1445
Gutenberg
Gutenberg invented the printing press around 1445, which changed how ideas were spread during the reformation. -
Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus sailed the Ocean Blue in 1492 and he "found America" and explored it. -
Jan 1, 1507
Leonardo Da Vinci
Da Vinci finished painted his famous piece the Mona Lisa in 1507. -
Apr 2, 1513
Ponce de Leon
Ponce de Leon found florida and was trying to find the fountain of youth that was on it. -
Oct 31, 1517
Luther’s 95 Theses'
Luther wrote the 95 Theses' for he didn't like that the church was selling indulgences, something he felt that only God could give people. -
Jan 1, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan planned to find a new route to sail to the west indies but ended up being the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean, finding the what is now called the Straight of Magellan. -
Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare writes his famous play Romeo and Juliet around 1594. -
Johannes Kepler
Published the Law of Planetary Motion, planets travel around the Sun in an oval shaped orbit, planets move faster when they are closer to the sun, and relates to the time it takes for a planet to revolve around the sun. -
Galileo Galilei
Galileo printed his most controversial book, Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems on the World, on this date, which stated many of his beliefs which differed from many around him.
