| 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 |
