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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...plorers]], [[astronaut]], [[conquistador]], [[travelogue]], the [[History of Science and Technology]] ...
14: *[[Charles Albanel]] (1616-1696), Canada
22: *[[Pêro de Barcelos]] ([[15th century]]/[[16th century]] [[Portugue...
25: *[[Samuel Baker]], Africa
30: ...er]] Muslim, visited [[Mecca]] several times, travelled to [[Central Asia]], [[East Africa]], [[China]... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...in]]. He believed that the [[earth]] was a relatively small [[sphere]], and argued that a ship could r...
3: ...ated by [[Washington Irving]]. Contrary to this belief, most people at that time accepted that the ea...
5: ... the general public throughout Europe. This is likely due to the invention of the [[printing press]].
7: ...iversary of Columbus' landing in the Bahamas) is celebrated as a [[Holiday|holiday]].
9: ...Scandinavians, Columbus's voyages led to a relatively quick, general and lasting recognition of the ex... - Argentina (30219 bytes)
52: ...ain rich in silver – reached Spain around [[1524]]. Since then, the Spaniards named the river of S...
57: ...nist groups waged a lengthy conflict between themselves to determine the future of the nation. Nationa...
59: ... [[United States]], the migrants who worked to develop Argentina's resources—especially the west...
61: ...to Argentina's rapidly expanding middle class as well as to groups previously excluded from power. The...
63: ...n developing support for her husband. Peron reelection in [[1952]], but the military sent him into... - Portugal (61755 bytes)
5: ...rtugal#Naming of Portugal|naming of Portugal]] itself reveals most of the country's early history, ste...
15: ...ng time. The [[Celtic|Celtics]], a later wave of Celts, settled in [[Alentejo]].
17: ...n in the north, the [[Lusitanians]] successfully held off the Romans, took back land and ransacked [[C...
21: [[Image:Castelo guimaraes2.jpg|thumb|right|230px|The [[10th cent...
23: ...an [[Alans]], were also present, but were both expelled or partially integrated by the [[Visigoths]]. - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
13: *[[Elihu Yale|Yale, Elihu]] (1649-1721), [[Yale University]] benefactor
34: *[[Chelsea Quinn Yarbro|Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn]], (born 1942), US horror author
45: ...es, Dornford]], ([[1885]] - [[1960]]), British novelist
48: ... W.]], ([[1747]]-[[1826]]), Continental Congress delegate from [[New York]]
50: ...t)|Yates, Richard]], ([[1926]]-[[1992]]), U.S. novelist - List of painters (54090 bytes)
10: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian [[scu...
15: *[[Raffaello Santi|Raphael]], ([[1483]]-[[1520]]), [[Italy|Italian]] [[paint...
18: *[[Peter Paul Rubens]], ([[1577]]-[[1640]]), Belgian painter
38: *[[Mariotto Albertinelli]] ([[1474]]-[[1515]])
43: *[[Else Alfelt]] ([[1910]]-[[1974]]) - Timeline of United States pre-history (before 1600) (1679 bytes)
3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns events '''...
18: *[[1524]]-[[Giovanni da Verrazano]], working for [[France...
26: <table border="1" cellpadding="6">
29: <td align="center">[[Timeline of United States history (1600-1699)|1600-1699... - Baldassare Castiglione (7242 bytes)
1: '''Baldassare Castiglione, count of Novellata''' ([[December 6]], [[1478]] – [[Februa...
8: ...] at the time of marquis [[Lodovico Gonzaga]], a relative of Luigia Gonzaga, mother of Castiglione.
10: ...of [[Urbino]], and in [[1504]] Gonzaga, although reluctant, allowed him to pass to that court.
13: ... many others. Notably, guests used to organise intellectual competitions which resulted in an interest...
15: ...mo Gonzaga) his eclogue ''Tirsi'' in which allusively, beyond the figures of three shepherds, he origi... - Nicolaus Copernicus (26283 bytes)
3: ...ory affected many other aspects of human life as well, opening the door to young astronomers everywher...
8: ..., married a businessman and city councillor, Barthel Gertner.
10: ...ion and wished for him to become a [[bishop]] as well. However, while studying [[canon law|canon]] and...
12: ...ara, are recorded in ''De revolutionibus orbium coelestium''.
14: ...ave some lessons of astronomy or maths (unfortunately nothing of this remains to us). - Protestant Reformation (26890 bytes)
10: ... [[Martin Luther]], [[Johann Tetzel]], [[Philipp Melanchthon]], [[Indulgences]], ''[[95 Theses]]'', [...
20: ...g disaffection with the wealth and power of the [[elite]] [[clergy]], sensitizing the population to th...
22: ...trade, industry, and burgeoning urban growth in fields as diverse as banking (the [[Fugger]] banking f...
24: ...herlands]] and new textile industries began to develop.
28: ...and God. New thinking favored the notion that no religious [[doctrine]] can be supported by philosophi... - Tsunami (29462 bytes)
4: ...e]] (wave heights) offshore, and a very long [[wavelength]] (often hundreds of kilometres long), which...
6: ... familiar). However, since they are not actually related to tides the term is considered misleading an...
10: ...uake which is too small to create a tsunami by itself may trigger an undersea landslide quite capable ...
14: ...are sometimes triggered by large earthquakes; as well as collapses of volcanic edifices, may also dist...
18: ...sed by some earthquakes, dissipate quickly and rarely affect coastlines distant from the source area d... - Erasmus (18332 bytes)
6: ... one of the chief objects of his attack in his lifelong assault upon the evils of the Church.
8: ... time in England was fruitful in the making of lifelong friendships with the leaders of English though...
12: ... of Swiss hospitality he could express himself freely and where he was surrounded by devoted friends. ...
14: ...ise seem full of contradictions. Erasmus held himself aloof from all entangling obligations; yet he wa...
16: ...ation. This edition was published by Froben of Basel in [[1516]] and was the basis of most of the scie... - Henry Hudson (4760 bytes)
1: ...ut [[September 12]], [[1570]] in England seems likely, and he is presumed to have died in [[1611]] som...
3: In [[1607]], Hudson set sail on the ''Hopewell'' to find a northeast passage to [[Asia]] throug...
7: ...vanni da Verrazano]] explored the same coast in [[1524]])–and sailing a distance up the [[Hudson R...
9: ...ect its trade routes from the Dutch. He was soon released.
11: ... went too far south with the Dutch), reaching [[Iceland]] on May 11, the southern end of Greenland on ... - Martin Luther (43050 bytes)
5: ...mage_caption= Luther at age 46 (Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1529) |
14: ...slation]]. Luther's [[hymn]]s sparked anew the development of congregational singing in Christianity. ...
19: ...at end, Hans sent young Martin to schools in Mansfeld, [[Magdeburg]] and [[Eisenach]].
21: ...y of [[Erfurt]]. The young student received a Bachelor's degree in [[1502]] and a Master's degree in [...
23: ...s returning to school. Terrified, he cried out, "Help,[[Saint Anne]]! I'll become a monk!" [Brecht, vo... - History of Germany (53864 bytes)
12: ...ius Cornelius Tacitus.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Gaius Cornelius Tacitus]], author of ''Germania'', a descripti...
13: ...d 70 BC the Germanic peoples thrust into [[Celts|Celtic]] territory from [[Schleswig-Holstein]], advan...
15: ...[Cologne]], [[Trier]], [[Koblenz]], [[Mainz]] and elsewhere to secure the Rhine frontier. In 9 AD a Ro...
17: ...d to check German advances over the frontier, as well as numerous forts (e.g. at [[Wiesbaden]], [[Augs...
19: ...ingling of Germanic traditions and the Christian religion gave rise to the pattern of life of the medi... - Germany in the Middle Ages (53864 bytes)
12: ...ius Cornelius Tacitus.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Gaius Cornelius Tacitus]], author of ''Germania'', a descripti...
13: ...d 70 BC the Germanic peoples thrust into [[Celts|Celtic]] territory from [[Schleswig-Holstein]], advan...
15: ...[Cologne]], [[Trier]], [[Koblenz]], [[Mainz]] and elsewhere to secure the Rhine frontier. In 9 AD a Ro...
17: ...d to check German advances over the frontier, as well as numerous forts (e.g. at [[Wiesbaden]], [[Augs...
19: ...ingling of Germanic traditions and the Christian religion gave rise to the pattern of life of the medi... - Hernán Cortés (42809 bytes)
2: ...ernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro, 1st Marqués del Valle de Oaxaca''' ({{IPA-es|erˈnan korˈtes}}; ...
4: ...ire, Cortés was awarded the title of ''Marqués del Valle de [[Oaxaca]]'', while the more prestigious...
6: ...sial undertakings of Cortés and the scarcity of reliable sources of information about him, it has bec...
10: ...-es|kɔrˈtɛθ|IPA}}), in his time he called himself ''Hernando'' or ''Fernando Cortés''. The names ...
14: ...araz, 5th Lord of Monroy]], and wife Mencía de Orellana y Carvajal. - September 23 (7397 bytes)
1: ...maining. Also an important date in pagan history celebrating fall.
19: ...]] - First [[Mack Sennett]] "Keystone Comedy" is released.
27: *[[1981]] - [[Jack Henry Abbott]], best-selling author, is arrested for murder
29: ...n he knocks out defending [[WBA]] champion [[Michael Dokes]] in [[Akron, Ohio]].
30: *[[1993]] - [[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]] is released for the [[Sega Mega-CD]] in [[Japan]].
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