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Oct 5, 1440
Printing Press
A printing press is a device used to apply preassure on a inked surface onto a cloth or paper. The printing press is known as one of the most influential events in the second millennium. -
Period: Sep 23, 1450 to
Renaissance, Reformation, and Exploration
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Aug 3, 1492
Clumbus lands in the americas
Columbus was an italian explorer who set out to find new land resulting in discovering the americas. -
Oct 1, 1501
David sculpture
The statue represents the biblical hero David, a favored subject in the art of Florence. -
Oct 5, 1503
Da Vinci's Mona
A half lengh portrait of a woman, known as the most parodied work of art in the world. -
Oct 1, 1513
The prince
16th-century political treatise by the Italian diplomat and political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli -
Oct 31, 1517
The 95 theses
a list of questions and proportions for debate, legend says that Luther nailed this list onto the doors of a Wittenberg Castle church. -
Oct 5, 1519
Cortes conquers Aztecs
He invaded Mexico and conquerd the Aztec empire. -
Dec 23, 1524
Da Gama's voyage to India
Vasco Da Gama, a portuguese explorer, was the first European to reach India by sea. He also linked Europe and Asia for the first time by ocean route. -
Oct 5, 1545
Council of Trent
Was one of the Roman Catholic Church's most important ecumenical councils. Prompted by the Protestant Reformation, it has been described as the embodiment of the Counter-Reformation. -wikipedia.com -
Apr 1, 1564
Shakespeare born
He was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language.