TIMELINE of Minor & Major World Events

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A.D. 1517

Protestant Reformation(A.D. 1517) The Protestant Reformation begins as Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses, largely in response to the widespread abuses caused by the aggress... more

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A.D. 1519

Magellan(A.D. 1519) Magellan begins his maritime voyage from Spain with 5 ships and 270 men to circumnavigate the globe. Magellan and many others die during t... more

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A.D. 1526

Mughal Empire (India)(A.D. 1519) Magellan begins his maritime voyage from Spain with 5 ships and 270 men to circumnavigate the globe. Magellan and many others die during t... more

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A.D. 1529

Ottoman Siege of Vienna(A.D. 1529) The Ottoman Empire besieges Vienna, but they fail to conquer the city and their advance into Europe is checked. more

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A.D. 1543

Scientific RevolutionRefers to the intellectual movement during the late 16th and 17th centuries in Europe that developed the scientific method and made great discoveries ... more

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c. A.D. 1550–1850

Little Ice Age(c. A.D. 1550–1850) A period in which Europe’s climate was markedly colder than average, resulting in harsher winters and expanding glaciers, dest... more

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17th CENTURY

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A.D. 1644

Qing Empire (China)(A.D. 1644) The Ming Dynasty ends as rebels capture the capital city and the Emperor hangs himself. The Qing dynasty assumes control of Imperial China... more

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c. 1650 A.D.

ModernityA period of history tied to the Age of Reason or the Enlightenment. Modernity is characterized by such factors as questioning or rejecting tradition; ... more

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A.D. 1650–1800

EnlightenmentA broad term for 18th century European intellectual developments, including deism and other movements critical of orthodox Christianity, that are char... more

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18th CENTURY

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A.D. 1706

Kingdom of Great Britain(A.D. 1706) The Treaty of Union unites England, Wales and Scotland into a single kingdom, the Kingdom of Great Britain. more

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A.D. 1754

French and Indian WarA.D. 1754 The French and Indian War begins in North America through the military actions of a young George Washington. The conflict would become merel... more

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A.D. 1757

British Conquest of India(A.D. 1757) The British East India Company begins its conquest of India. By the middle of the 19th Century, the British East India Company controlled,... more

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c. A.D. 1760

First Industrial Revolution(c. A.D. 1760) The First Industrial Revolution begins as the use of machines and the implementation of factory systems greatly increases production of... more

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A.D. 1775

American Revolution(A.D. 1775) The American Revolution begins in response to the British Parliament taxing its American colonists without their consent. The taxes were i... more

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A.D. 1781

American Independence more

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A.D. 1789

French RevolutionA.D. 1789 The French Revolution begins after the French government sought to finance its military engagements in the Seven Years’ War and the Americ... more

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19th CENTURY

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A.D. 1804

French EmpireA.D. 1804 The French Empire emerges as Napoleon Bonaparte becomes Emperor of the French. He would lead France into a series of conflicts in which Napo... more

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A.D. 1808

Independence of Spanish Colonies(A.D. 1808) Napoleon invA.D.es Spain and deposes the Spanish monarch, placing his brother as king. This sets off a legitimacy crisis in the Spanish co... more

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A.D. 1814

French Empire EndsA.D. 1814 The French Empire falls after a series of military disasters, precipitated by Napoleon’s catastrophic conquest of Moscow. Napoleon is exil... more

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A.D. 1861

American Civil War more

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c. A.D. 1870

Second Industrial Revolution(c. A.D. 1870) After an economic slowdown stunts the growth from the First Industrial Revolution, the Second Industrial Revolution continued the gener... more

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A.D. 1898

Spanish-American WarA.D. 1898 The United States of America enters into war with Spain regarding American influence inside the Spanish colony of Cuba. The United States ha... more

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A.D. 1899-1901

Boxer Rebellion(A.D. 1899-1901) A group of Chinese rose up in violent reaction to a gang of Western robbers who used jurisdictional autonomy of Western nations in pa... more

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20th CENTURY

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A.D. 1914

World War I(A.D. 1914) World War 1 begins, a four year conflict pitting the British Empire, France, the Russian Empire, and the United States against the German ... more

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A.D. 1923

Ottoman Empire Ends(A.D. 1923) The Ottoman Empire is partitioned after losing World War I. more

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A.D. 1924

Ottoman Caliphate Ends(A.D. 1924) The Ottoman Caliphate ends shortly after the Ottoman Empire is partitioned following the end of World War I. more

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A.D. 1929

Great Depression(A.D. 1929) The Great Depression begins. It was a worldwide economic depression which lasted anywhere between 5 to 10 years in differing parts of the ... more

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A.D. 1933

Adolph Hitler more

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A.D. 1939

World War II(A.D. 1939) World War II begins, a 6 year conflict pitting the British Empire, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States against Nazi Germany, t... more

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A.D. 1947

Cold War(A.D. 1947) The Cold War begins after Soviet and American relations deteriorate and the Americans announce a policy of containing the Soviet Union. Th... more

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A.D. 1952

European Steel and Coal CommunityA.D. 1952 As part of an effort to unify Europe after the horrors of World War I and World War II, six countries (France, West Germany, Belgium, the Ne... more

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A.D. 1958

European Economic Community(A.D. 1958) The European Economic Community is created, further integrating the economies of the six countries within the European Steel and Coal Comm... more

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A.D. 1961

First Person in Space(A.D. 1961) As part of Cold War jockeying for power, the Soviets send the first person into space. more

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A.D. 1969

First Person on the Moon(A.D. 1969) As part of Cold War jockeying for power, the Americans land the first person on the moon. more

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A.D. 1991

Information Age(A.D. 1991) The Information Age begins as the World Wide Web is released to the public. more

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A.D. 1991

Cold War Ends(A.D. 1991) The Cold War ends as the Soviet Union collapses under the pressures of economic stagnation, internal unrest, and perpetual war readiness a... more

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A.D. 1993

European UnionA.D. 1993 After several decA.D.es of expansion the European Economic Community becomes the European Union, a single European currency (Euro) is create... more

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21st CENTURY

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Sep 11 2001

9/11 Terrorist Attacks(A.D. Sep 11, 2001) Islamic fundamentalists use commercial airliners to commit terrorist attacks against the United States, hitting the Pentagon, and ... more

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A.D. 2007

Great Recession(A.D. 2007) The Great Recession begins, a two year long economic contraction with the greatest economic impact on the world since the Great Depression... more

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A.D. 2007

EU ConsolidationA.D. 2007 After expansion of the European Union to include more members, many formerly under Soviet control, the Lisbon Treaty consolidates European U... more

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A.D. 2016

Brexit(A.D. 2016) The United Kingdom creates an EU “constitutional crisis” by voting to leave the European Union in the face of strained by economic pre... more

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TIMELINE of All World Events

All World Events

Protestant Reformation(A.D. 1517) The Protestant Reformation begins as Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses, largely in response to the widespread abuses caused by the aggress... more

Magellan(A.D. 1519) Magellan begins his maritime voyage from Spain with 5 ships and 270 men to circumnavigate the globe. Magellan and many others die during t... more

Mughal Empire (India)(A.D. 1519) Magellan begins his maritime voyage from Spain with 5 ships and 270 men to circumnavigate the globe. Magellan and many others die during t... more

Ottoman Siege of Vienna(A.D. 1529) The Ottoman Empire besieges Vienna, but they fail to conquer the city and their advance into Europe is checked. more

Scientific RevolutionRefers to the intellectual movement during the late 16th and 17th centuries in Europe that developed the scientific method and made great discoveries ... more

Little Ice Age(c. A.D. 1550–1850) A period in which Europe’s climate was markedly colder than average, resulting in harsher winters and expanding glaciers, dest... more

17th CENTURY

Qing Empire (China)(A.D. 1644) The Ming Dynasty ends as rebels capture the capital city and the Emperor hangs himself. The Qing dynasty assumes control of Imperial China... more

ModernityA period of history tied to the Age of Reason or the Enlightenment. Modernity is characterized by such factors as questioning or rejecting tradition; ... more

EnlightenmentA broad term for 18th century European intellectual developments, including deism and other movements critical of orthodox Christianity, that are char... more

18th CENTURY

Kingdom of Great Britain(A.D. 1706) The Treaty of Union unites England, Wales and Scotland into a single kingdom, the Kingdom of Great Britain. more

French and Indian WarA.D. 1754 The French and Indian War begins in North America through the military actions of a young George Washington. The conflict would become merel... more

British Conquest of India(A.D. 1757) The British East India Company begins its conquest of India. By the middle of the 19th Century, the British East India Company controlled,... more

First Industrial Revolution(c. A.D. 1760) The First Industrial Revolution begins as the use of machines and the implementation of factory systems greatly increases production of... more

American Revolution(A.D. 1775) The American Revolution begins in response to the British Parliament taxing its American colonists without their consent. The taxes were i... more

American Independence more

French RevolutionA.D. 1789 The French Revolution begins after the French government sought to finance its military engagements in the Seven Years’ War and the Americ... more

19th CENTURY

French EmpireA.D. 1804 The French Empire emerges as Napoleon Bonaparte becomes Emperor of the French. He would lead France into a series of conflicts in which Napo... more

Independence of Spanish Colonies(A.D. 1808) Napoleon invA.D.es Spain and deposes the Spanish monarch, placing his brother as king. This sets off a legitimacy crisis in the Spanish co... more

French Empire EndsA.D. 1814 The French Empire falls after a series of military disasters, precipitated by Napoleon’s catastrophic conquest of Moscow. Napoleon is exil... more

American Civil War more

Second Industrial Revolution(c. A.D. 1870) After an economic slowdown stunts the growth from the First Industrial Revolution, the Second Industrial Revolution continued the gener... more

Spanish-American WarA.D. 1898 The United States of America enters into war with Spain regarding American influence inside the Spanish colony of Cuba. The United States ha... more

Boxer Rebellion(A.D. 1899-1901) A group of Chinese rose up in violent reaction to a gang of Western robbers who used jurisdictional autonomy of Western nations in pa... more

20th CENTURY

World War I(A.D. 1914) World War 1 begins, a four year conflict pitting the British Empire, France, the Russian Empire, and the United States against the German ... more

Ottoman Empire Ends(A.D. 1923) The Ottoman Empire is partitioned after losing World War I. more

Ottoman Caliphate Ends(A.D. 1924) The Ottoman Caliphate ends shortly after the Ottoman Empire is partitioned following the end of World War I. more

Great Depression(A.D. 1929) The Great Depression begins. It was a worldwide economic depression which lasted anywhere between 5 to 10 years in differing parts of the ... more

Adolph Hitler more

World War II(A.D. 1939) World War II begins, a 6 year conflict pitting the British Empire, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States against Nazi Germany, t... more

Cold War(A.D. 1947) The Cold War begins after Soviet and American relations deteriorate and the Americans announce a policy of containing the Soviet Union. Th... more

European Steel and Coal CommunityA.D. 1952 As part of an effort to unify Europe after the horrors of World War I and World War II, six countries (France, West Germany, Belgium, the Ne... more

European Economic Community(A.D. 1958) The European Economic Community is created, further integrating the economies of the six countries within the European Steel and Coal Comm... more

First Person in Space(A.D. 1961) As part of Cold War jockeying for power, the Soviets send the first person into space. more

First Person on the Moon(A.D. 1969) As part of Cold War jockeying for power, the Americans land the first person on the moon. more

Information Age(A.D. 1991) The Information Age begins as the World Wide Web is released to the public. more

Cold War Ends(A.D. 1991) The Cold War ends as the Soviet Union collapses under the pressures of economic stagnation, internal unrest, and perpetual war readiness a... more

European UnionA.D. 1993 After several decA.D.es of expansion the European Economic Community becomes the European Union, a single European currency (Euro) is create... more

21st CENTURY

9/11 Terrorist Attacks(A.D. Sep 11, 2001) Islamic fundamentalists use commercial airliners to commit terrorist attacks against the United States, hitting the Pentagon, and ... more

Great Recession(A.D. 2007) The Great Recession begins, a two year long economic contraction with the greatest economic impact on the world since the Great Depression... more

EU ConsolidationA.D. 2007 After expansion of the European Union to include more members, many formerly under Soviet control, the Lisbon Treaty consolidates European U... more

Brexit(A.D. 2016) The United Kingdom creates an EU “constitutional crisis” by voting to leave the European Union in the face of strained by economic pre... more