Death of Augustus: 14
Pilate, governor of Judea: 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