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| 1 | 1461 | - 1461—1483: ROYAL: .Edward IV. Ruler of England. House of York - Great-great-grandson of Edward III, son of Duke of York.
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| 2 | 1462 | - 1462—1505: POLITICAL: Ivan the Great .Rules Russia until 1505 as first czar; ends payment of tribute to Mongols.
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| 3 | 1475 | - 1475—1475: HISTORY: .Muzzle-loaded rifles invented in Italy and Germany.
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| 4 | 1483 | - 9 Apr 1483—25 Jun 1483: ROYAL: .Edward V. Ruler of England. House of York - Eldest son of Edward IV, murdered in Tower of London.
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| 5 | 1485 | - 1485—1485: HISTORY: Leonardo DaVinci designed the first parachute.
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| 6 | 1486 | - 1486—1486: HISTORY: First known copyright granted.In Venice, the first known copyright granted.
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| 7 | 1487 | - 1487—1487: HISTORY: .Bell chimes invented.
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| 8 | 1492 | - 1492—1492: HISTORY: Leonardo da Vinci first to seriously theorize about flying machines.
- 1492—1492: HISTORY: Columbus becomes first European to encounter Caribbean islands.Returns to Spain (1493). [more]
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| 9 | 1493 | - 1493—1496: HISTORY: Columbus Second Voyage.Dominica, Jamaica, Puerto Rico (1493-1496).
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| 10 | 1494 | - 1494—1494: HISTORY: .Whiskey invented in Scotland.
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| 11 | 1498 | - 1498—1498: HISTORY: Columbus Third Voyage.Third voyage to Orinoco (1498).
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| 12 | 1500 | - 1500—1500: : First flush toilets appeared..
- 1500—1500: NATIVE AMERICAN: Comanches become their own nation.Comanches seperate from Eastern Shoshone near Wind River to form their own nation.
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| 13 | 1501 | - 1501—1501: HISTORY: First black slaves in America .Brought to Spanish colony of Santo Domingo.
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| 14 | 1502 | - 1502—1504: HISTORY: Columbus Fourth Voyage.Fourth voyage to Honduras and Panama (1502-1504).
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| 15 | 1504 | - 1504—1504: : Moors conquered in Spain .Moors conquered in Spain by troops of Ferdinand and Isabella.
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| 16 | 1508 | - 1508—1508: ROYAL: .Henry VII Gaunt. Ruler of England. House of Tudor - Son of Edmund Tudor, Earl of Richmond, whose father had married the widow of Henry V; descended from Edward III through his mother, Mary Beaufort, via John of Gaunt. By marriage with daughter of Edward IV he united Lancaster and York.
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| 17 | 1509 | - 1509—1509: : Henry VIII ascends English throne..
- 1509—1509: LITERATURE: Michelangelo paints the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
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| 18 | 1510 | - 1510—1510: HISTORY: Leonardo da Vinci designs a horizontal water wheel..
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1470 - 1512 (42 years)
