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Gunpowder Plot
A group of Catholics, organized by Robert Catesby, did not like how England became protestant, so they decided to blow up the House of Parliament with gunpowder to show their disapproval. This plan failed though. -
Battle of Edgehill (English Civil War)
The first battle of the English Civil War. The royal army, under Charles I, marched toward London which was guarded by parliamentary troops. -
The Battle of Marston Moor (English Civil War)
The combined forces of the roundheads under Lord Fairfax and the Earl of Manchester, and the Scottish Covenanters under the Earl of Leven defeated the Cavaliers -
The Battle of Naseby (English Civil War)
The Battle of Naseby was fought near the village of Naseby by Northamptonshire. After the cavaliers stormed the parliamentarian town of Leicester, Fairfax was ordered to lift his siege on Oxford and attack the King's main army. -
Benjamin Franklin Invents the Lightening Rod (The Enlightenment)
Benjamin Franklin was an American Polymath and one of the founding fathers. He was a leading writer, printer, political philosopher, politician, Freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, humorist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. Franklin proved that lightning is electricity and invented the lightning rod through his experiments with kites. -
Samuel Johnson publishes the first English Language Dictionary
Samuel Johnson also referred to as Dr. Johnson was an English writer who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. He created the first English dictionary which took nine years to finish -
Jacob Schweppes Invents the first Soft Drink
Schweppes founded his company in Geneva in 1783 to sell carbonated water. He later moved to London to develop his business there. -
The Bread March
Women from Paris revolt and protest the unreasonably high price of bread. They accused the King of being the reason for the high price, so they march to Versailles and force the King and his family to Paris. -
Victoria Becomes Queen of England
Alexandrina Victoria (May 24,1819-January 22, 1901) became Queen of England on June 20th, 1837. Her reign ended when she died in 1901. She was Queen for 63 years. -
Death of Prince Albert (Queen Victoria's Husband)
Prince Albert died at age 42 surrounded by his loved ones. The cause of death was Typhoid fever. His death led Queen Victoria to abandon her duties to mourn for three years. -
The Eiffel Tower is Built
The Eiffel Tower was built in 1889 in Paris, France as an entrance to the World Fair. At the time, it was the largest building in the world. Many wanted to tear it down, but others wanted to keep it. To make it useful, an antenna was put on the top. The antenna saved the tower from being torn down. -
The Dreyfus Affair
The Dreyfus Affair was a political scandal that divided the Third French Republic from 1894 to 1914. This scandal started when an innocent army captain, Alfred Dreyfus, was accused of giving classified information to the Germans. This whole mess proved how unstable the French justice system was. -
Invention of the Wright Flyer (The First Airplane)
Orville and Wilbur Wright, who were from Dayton, Ohio, created the first airplane and called it the Wright Flyer. They flew it Kittyhawk, North Carolina. It fit only one passenger who has to lay down, had a top speed of 30 mph, had a wingspan of 40 feet, and had a length of 21 feet. -
The Invention of the Radio
A patent was granted to both Nikola Tesla and Guglielmo Marconi in 1904. In 1901, Marconi sent the first radiotelegraph message from England to Canada. Radiotelegraphy became one of the most used forms after the invention of the radio. -
The Invention of the Television
The television was invented in 1926 by Scottish engineer, John Logie Baird. There was a power struggle for the title. One inventor already had the patent, but his invention wasn't quite there.
