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Shakespears death
William Shakespeare was baptized on April 26, 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. From roughly 1594 onward he was an important member of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men company of theatrical players. Written records give little indication of the way in which Shakespeare’s professional life molded his artistry. All that can be deduced is that over the course of 20 years, Shakespeare wrote plays that capture the complete range of human emotion and conflict.
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John Smith Publishes the General History of Virgina
General History of Virgina written by Captain John Smith, first published in 1624. The book is one of the earliest, if not the earliest, histories of the territory administered by the Virginia Company of London -
North Americas first public school is founded in Boston
Opened in the 17th century in the original 13 colonies is also the first public school and the oldest existing school in the U.S. -
Anne Bradstreet's poems, collected as the tenth Muse lately Sprung up in America, are published in London.
was the most prominent of early English poets of North America and first female writer in England's North American colonies to be published.Anne was born in Northampton, England, 1612 grew up in cultured circumstances and was a well-educated woman for her time, being tutored in history, several languages and literature. -
Quakers voice opposition to slavery
So as early Quakers and others of like mind traveled across the Atlantic, they saw slavery at first hand, and some became slave-owners themselves. But they soon saw that ownership of one human being by another contradicted their belief in the fundamental equality of all human beings (the testimony to equality).
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Issac Newton publishes Philosophiae naturalis principa mathematica , considered to be the most important work in the Scientific Revolution.
first published 5 July 1687. After annotating and correcting his personal copy of the first edition, Newton also published two further editions, in 1713 and 1726. The Principia states Newton's laws of motion, forming the foundation of classical mechanics, also Newton's law of universal gravitation, and a derivation of Kepler's laws of planetary motion (which Kepler first obtained empirically). The Principia is "justly regarded as one of the most important works in the history of science". -
Benjamin Franklin uses humor to criticise the Puritan establishment in his first published work, The dogwood papers
Silence Dogood was the name Franklin used to write the letters. In the 18th century many people wrote using pseudonyms (fake names used in writing).Dogood claimed to be a middle-aged widow with some funny and intelligent things to say. People suspected that Dogood was not who she said she was, but many were surprised to find out that young Franklin had written the letters
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Peter the Great, czar of Russia, dies.
was a Russian czar in the late 17th century, who is best known for his extensive reforms in an attempt to establish Russia as a great nation.Born in Moscow, Russia on June 9, 1672, Peter the Great was a Russian czar in the late 17th century who is best known for his extensive reforms in an attempt to establish Russia as a great nation.Peter the Great was the 14th child of Czar Alexis by his second wife, Natalya Kirillovna Naryshkina. -
The religious revival known as the great awakening
In the 1730s, a religious revival swept through the British American colonies. JONATHAN EDWARDS, the Yale minister who refused to convert to the Church of England, became concerned that New Englanders were becoming far too concerned with worldly matters. It seemed to him that people found the pursuit of wealth to be more important than John Calvin's religious principles.
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George Washington invites Phillis Wheatly to visit after receving from her a poem and letter.
Although George Washington met her only once for a period of around half an hour, the kindness and respect that he showed toward Phillis Wheatley, a female African slave, serves as a telling example of his moral complexity and capacity for humanitarian understanding.
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U.S. constitution is approved
On May 29, 1790, Rhode Island voted by two votes to ratify the document, and the last of the original 13 colonies joined the United States. Today the U.S. Constitution is the oldest written constitution in operation in the world. -
Storming of the Bastille incites the French Revolution.
The royal fortress that had come to symbolize the tyranny of the Bourbon monarchs. This dramatic action signaled the beginning of the French Revolution, a decade of political turmoil and terror in which King Louis XVI was overthrown and tens of thousands of people, Was later made into an independent stronghold. The Bastille was first used as a state prison in the 17th century, Its cells were reserved for upper-class felons, political troublemakers, and spies.
