|
27
|
|
Jesus Christ crucified
|
33
|
|
Claudius visited Britain
|
43
|
|
St. Paul put to death
|
67
|
|
Death of Josephus
|
93
|
|
Jerusalem rebuilt
|
131
|
|
The Romans destroyed 580,000 Jews and banished the rest from Judea
|
135
|
|
The Bible in Gothic
|
373
|
|
Horseshoes made of iron
|
481
|
|
Latin tongue ceased to be spoken
|
580
|
|
Pens made of quills
|
635
|
|
Organs used
|
660
|
|
Glass in England
|
663
|
|
Bank of Venice established
|
1157
|
|
Glass windows first used for lights
|
1180
|
|
Mariner's compass used
|
1200
|
|
Coal dug for fuel
|
1234
|
|
Chimneys first put to houses
|
1236
|
|
Spectacles invented by an Italian
|
1240
|
|
The first English House of Commons
|
1258
|
|
Tallow candles for lights
|
1200
|
|
Paper made from linen
|
1302
|
|
Gunpowder invented
|
1340
|
|
Woolen cloth made in England
|
1341
|
|
Printing invented
|
1436
|
|
The first almanac
|
1470
|
|
America discovered
|
1492
|
|
First book printed in England
|
1507
|
|
Luther began to preach
|
1517
|
|
Interest fixed at ten per cent. in England
|
1547
|
|
Telescopes invented
|
1549
|
|
First coach made in England
|
1564
|
|
Clocks first made in England
|
1568
|
|
Bank of England incorporated
|
1594
|
|
Shakespeare died
|
1616
|
|
Circulation of the blood discovered
|
1619
|
|
Barometer invented
|
1623
|
|
First newspaper
|
1629
|
|
Death of Galileo
|
1643
|
|
Steam engine invented
|
1649
|
|
Great fire in London
|
1666
|
|
Cotton planted in the United States
|
1759
|
|
Commencement of the American war
|
1775
|
|
Declaration of American Independence
|
1776
|
|
Recognition of American Independence
|
1782
|
|
Bank of England suspended cash payment
|
1791
|
|
Napoleon I. crowned emperor
|
1804
|
|
Death of Napoleon
|
1820
|
|
Telegraph invented by Morse
|
1832
|
|
First daguerreotype in France
|
1839
|
|
Beginning of the American civil war
|
1861
|
|
End of the American civil war
|
1865
|
|
Abraham Lincoln died
|
1865
|
|
Great Chicago Fire
|
1871
|
|
Jas. A. Garfield died
|
1881
|
