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The Mitchell Map. The Mitchell Map is a map made by John Mitchell (1711–1768), which was reprinted several times during the second half of the 18th century. The map, formally titled A map of the British and French dominions in North America &c., was used as a primary map source during the Treaty of Paris for defining the boundaries of the newly independent United States.
Statue of Thutmosis III at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. 1504 BC – 1492 BC: Egypt conquers Nubia and the Levant. [1]1500 BC – 1400 BC: The Battle of the Ten Kings took place around this time.
1526: Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón briefly establishes the failed settlement of San Miguel de Gualdape in South Carolina, the first site of enslavement of Africans in North America and of the first slave rebellion. 1527: Fishermen are using the harbor at St. John's, Newfoundland and other places on the coast.
300 B.C. – Maize first grown in Eastern North America. 100 B.C. – A.D. 400 – The Hopewell tradition flourishes. 600 – Emergence of Mississippian culture. 700 – Use of the bow and arrow becomes widespread among peoples of Eastern North America. 1000 – Leif Ericson explores the east coast of North America. [1]
1457) March 30 – Mehmed II, the Conqueror, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1481) April 12 – Anne of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia, consort of William III, Landgrave of Thuringia (d. 1462) August 15 – Luigi Pulci, Italian poet (d. 1484) date unknown – Pope Innocent VIII (d. 1492) probable – Alvise Cadamosto, Italian explorer (d. 1488) 1433
1457. January 18 – Antonio Trivulzio, seniore, Roman Catholic cardinal (d. 1508) January 28 – King Henry VII of England (d. 1509) [53] February 2 – Peter Martyr d'Anghiera, Italo-Spanish historian and diplomat (d. 1526) February 13 – Mary of Burgundy, sovereign duchess regnant of Burgundy, married to Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d ...
c. 27,000–12,000 years ago – Humans cross the Beringia land bridge into North and then South America. Dates of earliest migration to the Americas is highly debated. c. 15,500 year old arrowhead; oldest verified arrowhead in the Americas, found in Texas. [1] c. 11,500 BCE – Start of Clovis Culture in North America.