| Post-Renaissance-Historical
Events
Learn
about historical events before the Renaissance.
Many
Renaissance Dates
There were many historical events since the Renaissance that
have shaped cultures throughout the world. Some of them are:
1607-
The first succesful English colony in America is founded at
Jamestown.
1620- The first English colony in Massachusetts is founded
at Plymouth by settlers from the ship, Mayflower.
1650- The slave trade begins to spread inland from the coastal
regions of West Africa.
1695-China establishescontrol over Mongolia.
1769- James Watt inventsa better steam engine.
1776- The U.S. Declaration of Independece is signed.
1783- The
Treaty of Paris recognizes the U.S
1822- The U.S founds Liberia in West Africa, as a colony for
freed slaves.
1829- Britian claims Western Australia a part of its empire.
1854- The U.S forces Japan to open its ports to international
trade.
1861- Women gain the right to vote in Australia.
1876- Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone.
1881-1898-Most of Africa comes under European rule.
1903- The Wright brothers make the first flight.
1914-1918- World War I
1928- The Mickey mouse cartoon film is made.
1929- A stock market slump causes a worldwide economic depression.
1941- The U.S enters World War II due to the attack on Pearl
Harbor.
1945-World War ends.
1948- Communists take over Eastern European countries.
1957-Russia launches the first space satellite.
1969-Neil Armstrong lands on the moon
1999- The European Union introduces a single currency, the
Euro.
2001- September 11th terroist attack.
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