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Period: 780 BCE to
Chinese History, pre 1912
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548 BCE
Go
Go is a Chinese game, with ties tracing back as far as 548 BC. This date is the earliest surviving reference to Go, and I'm unsure what to do with this knowledge. -
Period: Mar 7, 1301 to
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a period in European history, from the 14th to the 17th century, regarded as the cultural bridge between the Middle Ages and modern history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance -
Jan 1, 1445
Johann Gutenberg invents the printing press
Johann Gutenberg's invention of a mass producing printer started what we know as the Printing Revolution, and is often mentioned as the first important event of the modern renaissance. The creation helped fill a role in the development of the Renaissance, Reformation, the Age of Enlightenment, and the Scientific Revolution. The Printing Press laid the material basis for the knowledge-based economy and the spread of learning to the masses, since it was now easier to get your hands on a book. -
Jan 1, 1486
Sandro Betticeli Paints Birth of Venus
A painting by Sandro Botticelli. It depicts the goddess Venus, having emerged from the sea as a fully grown woman, arriving at the sea-shore. The painting is held in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. http://www.uffizi.org/artworks/the-birth-of-venus-by-sandro-botticelli/ -
Period: Jan 1, 1517 to
Reformation
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Oct 31, 1517
Luther Posts his 95 Thesis
Martin Luther (not King jr.) posted his 95 Theses on the door of a church in Wittenberg, Germany, soon beginning the uprising of the Protestant Reformation. The thesis was made up of 95 "rules" to Lutheranism, a religion named after Martin Luther. The simple act of posting this paper outside of a church was the cause for a large uprising, where the poor finally took a stand for their religion. Link text -
Mar 7, 1532
Act in Conditional Restraint of Appeals.
Also known as the Ecclesiastic Appeals Act 1532, forbid all appeals to the Pope in Rome on religious or other matters. Thus, making the King the only legal authority in all religious or other matters in England, Wales, and other English possessions. It was drafted by Thomas Cromwell on behalf of the King. link text -
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Enlightenment
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Baron de Montesquieu published his book, "On The Spirit Of Laws".
In 1748, the Enlightenment philosopher, Baron de Montesquieu, published a book called "On The Spirit Of Laws' which talks about how there should be separation of powers in a government and balance between power. These ideas were later put to use in the Constitution. Some of them are still applicable today. link text -
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Industrial Revolution
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American Revolution
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The Stamp Act
An act regulating stamp duty. An act of the British Parliament in 1765 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents. Colonial opposition led to the act's repeal in 1766 and helped encourage the revolutionary movement against the Crown. -
The invention of the steam engine.
The first steam ngine was invented byThomas Newcomen, in the 1770's. By inventing the first steam engine, he unknowingly opened a world of possibilities. Although at this time the steam engine is not very useful, the idea of using steam to make machines go will be important to the Industrial Revolution.
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The Americans declare independance from Britain.
In 1776, because of reasons such as "taxation without representation", the American colonists declared independence from the British monarchy. How they did this,was by writing and speaking their minds through the Declaration of Independance. Written by Thomas Jefferson, it stated reasons for America to separate from Britain. link text -
Nguyen clan annihilated.
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French Revolution
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The Tennis Court Oath
A pledge made by the members of France's National Assembly in 1789, in which they vowed to continue meeting until they had drawn up a new constitution. I bet you can't guess where they got the name. The meetings were held on a Tennis Court, hence the name.
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Storming the Bastille
There had been a rumor circulating that the king had been planning a military coup against the national Assembly. The people decided to defend their city, and ended up marching to the Bastille prison for gunpowder and weapons. The governor of the prison refused them, so they fought until the prison surrendered. That day is now called the "Bastille Day" and is France's Independence Day. link text -
Napoleon crowns himself emperor and he starts building his empire.
After the Reign of Terror, The French Directory of five men took over. But soon, only Napoleon stood in power. Then, in a coup, Napoleon wipes out the directory completely and makes himself ruler. After this, he signs a contract with Pope Pius VII, and he becomes the emperor. He crowns himself to show he is more powerful than the Church. He goes on to defeat Austria and build his empire. link text -
the Luddite Rebellion begins. Dun dun dun...
The Luddites were a group of English textile workers and weavers in the 19th century who destroyed weaving machinery as a form of protest. ... The Luddite movement began in Nottingham and culminated in a region-wide rebellion that lasted from 1811 to 1816.
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Nepalese Tibetan War
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Battle of Sanhe
In august of 1858, the Taiping Army took over Luzhou and the imperial governor of Hunan-Guangong Guanwen ordered a counterattack. On November 7th, imperial troops attacked the Taiping of three different fronts, leading the Taiping to abandon 9 forts and retreat towards safety. -
Protectorate of France
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Brittish threaten Lhasa
British military expedition under Francis Young husband forces its way into Lhasa, forcing the Dalai Lama to flee to Mongolia. Agreement is made with the abbot of Ganden Monastery. -
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Russian Revolution
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Provisional Government set to action.
The provisional Government is an emergency or interim government set up when no government has yet been established. It also goes into effect when a political void has been created by the collapse of an existing government, in Russia's case, Czar leaving.
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Czar, murdered.
The Bolsheviks took Czar and his family into custody, and later killed them at Yekaterinburg. There is speculation that Anastasia, one of Czar's daughters, survived. All but one body of the family has been found.
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Cold War
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Chinese History post 1949
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NATO; the formation
In 1949, the prospect of further Communist expansion prompted the United States and 11 other Western nations to form the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). NATO wa made as an intergovernmental military alliance. It provided those 11 countries with support against future communist acts.
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Overthrow of the Second Republic
Military forces, headed by General Park Chung Hee, overthrow the Second Republic of South Korea in what is known as the Military Coup d'état. -
Sino-Indian War
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BAttle of Hue Imperial City
This was one of the bloodiest battles in the history ion the Vietnam war. In February 1968, in the South Vietnamese city of Hue, 11 battalions of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, two U.S. Army battalions, and three under strength U.S. Marine Corps battalions, for a total of 16 battalions, defeated 10 battalions of the People's Army of Vietnam and the Viet Cong -
Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations
China and the United States issued the Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations, under which the latter recognized the PRC as the legitimate government of China and terminated its participation in the Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty with Taiwan. -
Berlin Wall: the falling.
The fall of the Berlin Wall happened almost as suddenly as the rise of the Berlin wall. There had been signs that the Communist bloc was weakening, but the East German Communist leaders insisted that East Germany just needed a moderate change rather than a drastic revolution. East German citizens did not agree.
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Small upset, large retaliation Cambodia
Serious diplomatic upset with Thailand over comments attributed to a Thai TV star that the Angkor Wat temple complex was stolen from Thailand. Angry crowds attack the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh. Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party wins general elections but fails to secure sufficient majority to govern alone. -
Jang Song-Thaek Execution.
North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, executes his Uncle, Jang Song-Thaek, as a "traitor for all ages." Jang Son-Thaek's execution was said to be set up by his own wife, Kim Kyong-hui, Late Supreme Leader Kim Jong Il's sister. Jang Song-Thaek was considered to be the most powerful official in the DPRK Regime.
