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476
Fall of the Roman Empire
During the fall of the Roman empire, the last Roman emperor was overthrown by a German ruler, the first of that area. -
Jan 1, 1347
Black Death Strikes Europe
The Black Death was a devastating pandemic that killed many people across Europe and had a great effect on culture and society of the time. -
Jan 1, 1445
Gutenberg Invents the Printing Press
The invention of the printing press allowed education to become more accessible to all people, and the availability of books was also far more widespread than it had been before. -
Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus
In 1492, Christopher Columbus set out to locate a direct route from Europe to Asia, but what he actually stumbled upon is known today as the United States. He is also credited with much of the discovery of the western hemisphere. -
Dec 24, 1497
Vespucci Sails to the New World
Vespucci located what turned out to be an entirely new continent, now known as America, which he thought to be the eastern coast of Asia at the time. -
Jan 1, 1504
Da Vinci Painted the Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa is an extremely mysterious painting due to the alluring smirk on the face of the woman depicted. Many art analysts and scholars have said that it looks like she is hiding some sort of secret or some important information. -
Jan 1, 1510
Raphael Paints "School of Athens"
The School of Athens was a painting that had within it some of the greatest thinkers and artists from the Renaissance depicted interacting with each other and discussing various things as well as working on projects. -
Apr 24, 1513
Ponce de Leon
Ponce de Leon is known for being the first explorer to make a settlement on Puerto Rico and discovering what is now known as Florida, a part of the present day United States. -
Oct 31, 1517
Luther Posted the 95 Theses
When Luther nailed the 95 Theses to the church door, he was pointing out all of the unethical deeds that the Church had been carrying out, such as emitting indulgences. -
Feb 15, 1564
Galileo was Born
Galileo was a great scientist who is credited with perfecting the telescope and analyzing the night sky. He proved previous theories wrong, that the Earth was the center when in truth it is the Sun. -
Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" was first performed
Romeo and Juliet was a tragic play about two young people who were in love, but they were forbidden from being together by their parents. -
Sir Isaac Newton Proposes Universal Gravitation
Sir Isaac Newton had been sitting under a tree when an apple fell next to him according to legend, and this set him off to do many mathematical calculations and scientific experiments to come up with the Laws of Motion and Universal Gravitation.
