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*529 ''Corpus Juris Civilis''[http://www.answers.com/topic/corpus-juris-civilis]] (Justinian's code of Roman Law) | ==The ancient world== | ||
*431 BCE '''The Pelopponesian War'''[http://www.livius.org/pb-pem/peloponnesian_war/peloponnesian_war.html] (431-404) between [[Ancient Athens|Athens]] and [[Sparta]] | |||
*410 CE '''Sack of Rome'''[http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/410alaric.html] the first invasion of imperial Rome - which survived further attacks until 610 CE in the form of its Eastern Empire[http://www.san.beck.org/5-9-Summary.html] | |||
*529 CE ''Corpus Juris Civilis''[http://www.answers.com/topic/corpus-juris-civilis]] (Justinian's code of Roman Law) | |||
==The middle ages== | |||
*1215 ''[[Magna Carta]]''[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/humanrights/1215-1500/doc-magna-image.htm][http://www.bl.uk/treasures/magnacarta/index.html] - statement of civil rights and fundamental document of the English constitution. | |||
*1453 '''The fall of Constantinople''' | |||
==The Enlightenment== | |||
*1643 '''English Civil War''' [http://www.historyguide.org/earlymod/lecture7c.html] (1643-6) Armed conflict between supporters of the parliament and the monarchy, ending in the execution of King Charles I. | |||
*1688 '''[[Glorious Revolution]]''' The largely bloodless events in England which led to the deposition of King James II. | |||
*1689 '''''The Bill of Rights''''' English legislation that restricted the powers of the monarchy and established the rights of a free Parliament. | |||
*1774 '''[[American Revolution]]''' The armed stuggle that gave the United States independence frm Britain. | |||
*1776 '''''[[Declaration of Independence]]''''' by the United States of America | |||
*1789 Storming of the Bastille and start of the '''[[French Revolution]]''' | |||
*1791 The '''''United States [[Bill of Rights (United States)|Bill of Rights]]'''''. The first ten amendments to the constitution, the first of which guarantees freedom of religion, speech, press, and peaceable assembly. | |||
==The 19th and 20th centuries== | |||
*1914 '''[[World War 1|First World War]]''' (1914-1918) | |||
*1917 '''Russian Revolution'''[http://depts.washington.edu/baltic/papers/russianrevolution.htm] | |||
*1922 '''March on Rome''[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2371229.stm] The coup that brought [[Benito Mussolini|Mussolini]] to power. | |||
*1933 [[Adolf Hitler]] becomes Chancellor of Germany. | |||
*1939 '''[[World War 2|Second World War]]''' (1939-45) | |||
*1941 [[Pearl Harbour]] | |||
:: German declaration of war on the United States | |||
==The 21st century== | |||
*2001 [[9-11 Attack]] Terrorist attack on the United States, on September 11, 2001, using hijacked airliners as suicide weapons against major buildings. | |||
::[[Afghanistan War]] | |||
Revision as of 08:37, 30 June 2011
The ancient world
- 431 BCE The Pelopponesian War[1] (431-404) between Athens and Sparta
- 410 CE Sack of Rome[2] the first invasion of imperial Rome - which survived further attacks until 610 CE in the form of its Eastern Empire[3]
- 529 CE Corpus Juris Civilis[4]] (Justinian's code of Roman Law)
The middle ages
- 1215 Magna Carta[5][6] - statement of civil rights and fundamental document of the English constitution.
- 1453 The fall of Constantinople
The Enlightenment
- 1643 English Civil War [7] (1643-6) Armed conflict between supporters of the parliament and the monarchy, ending in the execution of King Charles I.
- 1688 Glorious Revolution The largely bloodless events in England which led to the deposition of King James II.
- 1689 The Bill of Rights English legislation that restricted the powers of the monarchy and established the rights of a free Parliament.
- 1774 American Revolution The armed stuggle that gave the United States independence frm Britain.
- 1776 Declaration of Independence by the United States of America
- 1789 Storming of the Bastille and start of the French Revolution
- 1791 The United States Bill of Rights. The first ten amendments to the constitution, the first of which guarantees freedom of religion, speech, press, and peaceable assembly.
The 19th and 20th centuries
- 1914 First World War (1914-1918)
- 1917 Russian Revolution[8]
- 1922 'March on Rome[9] The coup that brought Mussolini to power.
- 1933 Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany.
- 1939 Second World War (1939-45)
- 1941 Pearl Harbour
- German declaration of war on the United States
The 21st century
- 2001 9-11 Attack Terrorist attack on the United States, on September 11, 2001, using hijacked airliners as suicide weapons against major buildings.