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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
