Category: Timelines of History

By Tim Lambert 1497 Jean Cabot sails to Newfoundland 1535 Jacques Cartier (1491-1557) sails into the St Lawrence River 1603 Samuel de Champlain (1567-1635) founds Port Royal 1608 de Champlain founds Quebec 1610 Henry Hudson discovers Hudson Bay 1642 The French found Montreal 1670 The English found the Hudson Bay Company 1685 The population of… Continue reading A Timeline of Canada

By Tim Lambert 406 An army of Germanic warriors cross the border into Gaul (modern France) 407 The last Roman soldiers leave Britain 409 Alans, Sueves, and Vandals march into Spain 410 Alaric the Goth captures Rome 429 The Vandals move to North Africa leaving Spain to the Sueves c 450 onward Angles, Saxons, and… Continue reading A Timeline of the Barbarians

By Tim Lambert 1516 Juan de Solis reaches the River Plate 1526 Sebastian Cabot reaches the same area 1580 Buenos Aires is founded 1776 A Viceroy of the River Plate is founded with Buenos Aires as its capital 1806 The British capture Buenos Aires but soon withdraw 1810 The Viceroy is deposed and a junta… Continue reading A Timeline of Argentina

By Tim Lambert c. 8,000 BC People in Japan begin making pottery. They live by hunting, fishing, and collecting shellfish. c. 300 BC – 300 AD The Yayoi period in Japan. The Japanese begin growing rice, weaving cloth, and using bronze and iron. 300 – 710 AD The Kofun Period. Japan is gradually united. Writing… Continue reading A Timeline of Japan

By Tim Lambert c 2,300 BC People in Cambodia begin farming. At first, they use stone tools. 1,500 BC People in Cambodia begin using bronze tools 500 BC People in Cambodia begin using iron. The first civilization arises in the Mekong River Delta. c 600 AD All of Cambodia is highly civilized 802 AD Jayavarman… Continue reading A Timeline of Cambodia

By Tim Lambert 8,000 BC People in Tunisia live by hunting and gathering 5,000 BC People in Tunisia live by farming 1100 BC The Phoenicians settle and trade in Tunisia c 480 BC The Phoenicians found Carthage in Tunisia 263-241 BC Carthage fights Rome 218-202 BC Carthage fights Rome again but is defeated 149-143 BC… Continue reading A Timeline of Tunisia

By Tim Lambert 1526 The Spanish first sight the coast of Ecuador 1534 The Spanish conquer Ecuador. The Spanish found Quito. 1545 The diocese of Quito is founded 1557 The Spanish found Cuenca 1717 Ecuador becomes part of the Viceroyalty of Nueva Granada 1820 The people of Ecuador rebel against Spain 1822 Ecuador wins its… Continue reading A Timeline of Ecuador

By Tim Lambert 12,000 BC Human beings arrive in Chile 2,500 BC Farming begins in northern Chile 15th Century AD The Incas conquer northern Chile 1533 The Spanish conquer the Inca Empire 1540 Santiago is founded 1700 The population of Chile is about 100,000 1800 The population of Chile reaches about 500,000 1810 After the… Continue reading A Timeline of Chile

By Tim Lambert 1670 Charleston is founded c. 1713 Powder Magazine is built 1718 The pirate Blackbeard blockades Charleston 1742 Drayton Hall is built 1755 Middleton Place House is built 1761 St. Michael’s Episcopal Church is built 1770 The College of Charleston is founded 1771 The Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon is built 1772 Heyward-Washington… Continue reading A Timeline of Charleston South Carolina

By Tim Lambert 860 Gardar Svavarsson circumnavigates Iceland 874 Vikings settle in Iceland led by Ingolfur Arnarson 930 About 60,000 people live in Iceland. An assembly called the Althing is formed. 1056 Iceland gains its first bishop 1097 Icelanders have to pay one tenth of all their produce to the Church 1280 A new constitution… Continue reading A Timeline of Iceland