Year | Event |
1492 | Columbus Discovers America |
1500’s | Spanish and French Explorations in Florida, Mexico, Canada |
1607 | Jamestown Colony |
1664 | British conquer Dutch colony. New Amsterdam becomes New York. |
1677 | William Penn founds Pennsylvania colony. |
1520 | Pilgrims arrive in Massachusetts |
1776 | Declaration of Independence—begin Revolutionary War |
1783 | States ratify the Constitution—George Washington president |
1793 | Eli Whitney invents the Cotton Gin |
1804 | Lewis and Clark explore the Louisiana Purchase |
1812 | War of 1812 |
1829 | Andrew Jackson becomes first “commoner” president. |
1837 | Samuel Morse invents the Telegraph |
1846 | Mexican American War—Southwest annexed to the U.S. |
1849 | Gold found in California, beginning of westward expansion |
1861 | Opening shot of the American Civil War |
1869 | First Intercontinental Railroad completed |
1877 | Retreat of Chief Joseph marks the last major Indian battle. |
1879 | Thomas Edison introduces first commercial light bulb. |
1898 | Spanish American War—Spain driven from Cuba, Philippines. |
1917 | United States becomes involved in World War I |
Year | Event |
410 | Visigoths invade Rome |
451 | Attila the Hun is defeated at the battle of Chalons |
598 | Augustine converts Saxons, becomes first Archbishop of Canterbury |
600 | Frankish King Clovis converts to Christianity, France becomes Catholic |
712 | Moslems invade Spain |
732 | Moors driven back to Spain at the battle of Tours |
800 | Charlemagne crowned first Holy Roman Emperor |
900 | Death of Alfred the Great, who saved Britain from Vikings |
1066 | Norman Conquest of Britain at Battle of Hastings |
1096 | First Crusade
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1190 | Reign of Richard I and Legend of Robin Hood |
1330 | Legend of William Tell |
1350 | Black Plague |
1431 | Death of Joan of Arc, end of Hundred Years War |
1492 | Columbus discovers America |
1517 | Beginning of Protestant Reformation |
1534 | Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn, breaks with Rome |
1650 | Peace of Westphalia—end of Thirty Years War. |
1757 | Britain wins control of Indian colonies at battle of Plassey. |
1783 | Britain loses colonies in Revolutionary War |
1789 | Beginning of French Revolution |
1815 | Napoleon defeated at battle of Waterloo |
1914 | Beginning of First World War |
Year | Event |
750 B.C. | Kingdom of Rome established |
510 B.C. | Roman Republic is founded. King is exiled. |
280 B.C. | Rome conquers all of Italy |
202 B.C. | End of Second Punic War |
168 B.C. | Macedonia falls to Rome. |
146 B.C. | Carthage and Corinth destroyed |
52 B.C. | Julius Caesar conquers Gaul |
44 B.C. | Julius Caesar assassinated |
31 B.C. | Caesar Augustus gains undisputed control of Roman Empire |
68 A.D. | Death of Nero, last of the Caesars |
313 A.D. | Edict of Milan—Christianity is recognized by Roman Empire |
410 A.D. | Rome sacked by Visigoth army |