Slavery: c. 3000 BCE - 1888
...of the African slave trade Behn, Mrs Afra (1640–89) The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature 3 17th century Literature English literature Literature in English Fiction British Isles Europe Society Britain 1700 1700 Boston merchant Samuel Sewall publishes The Selling of Joseph , a very early anti-slavery tract Sewall, Samuel (1652–1730) The Oxford Companion to United States History 1 17th century 18th century Literature American literature Literature in English Society North America United States 1735 1735 John Peter Zenger, editor of the Weekly...
Social and domestic: c. 15,000 years ago - 2011
...Society Britain 1832 1832 English author Frances Trollope ruffles transatlantic feathers with her Domestic Manners of the Americans , based on a 3-year stay Trollope, Frances (1780–1863) The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature 1 19th century Britain 1750-1900 Literature American literature English literature Literature in English Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Society Britain North America United States 1833 1833 The first long-distance US railway, in South Carolina, carries its first passengers railway...
Commerce and industry: c. 3000 BCE - 2011
...Technology Engineering Great Britain - from 1707 British Isles Europe Society Britain 1776 1776 Scottish economist Adam Smith analyzes the nature and causes of the Wealth of Nations Smith, Adam (1723–90) World Encyclopedia 1 18th century Britain 1750-1900 Literature English literature Literature in English Great Britain - from 1707 Scotland British Isles Europe Society Britain 1781 1781 The Bank of North America is established by the Continental Congress to lend money to the fledgling Revolutionary government Continental Congress (1774) A Dictionary of...
Society: c. 2.2 million years ago - 2011
...of three volumes of autobiography Douglass, Frederick (1817–95) World Encyclopedia 1 19th century Literature American literature Literature in English Slavery North America United States 1845 1845 Friedrich Engels, after running a textile factory in Manchester, publishes The Condition of the Working Class in England Engels, Friedrich (1820–95) A Dictionary of British History 1 rev 19th century Victorian era Britain 1750-1900 Literature English literature Literature in English Communism Commerce and industry Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801...
Migration: c. 2.2 million years ago - 1948
...Society Empires Australia 1789 1789 The autobiography of Olaudah Equiano, a slave captured as a child in Africa, becomes a best-seller on both sides of the Atlantic Equiano, Olaudah [Gustavas Vassa] (1745?–1801?) The Oxford Companion to American Literature 6 18th century Literature American literature Literature in English Slavery Society North America United States 1790 1790 A second fleet arrives in Sydney, bringing more convicts and a regiment, the New South Wales Corps, to keep order New South Wales Corps The Oxford Companion to Australian History 1 rev...
Travel and transport: c. 2500 BCE - 2009
...miles to achieve the first solo voyage round the world Slocum, Joshua (1844–c.1910) The Oxford Companion to American Literature 6 19th century Society North America United States 1900 1900 Joshua Slocum publishes Sailing Alone Around the World , an account of his famous 1895-8 circumnavigation Slocum, Joshua (1844–c.1910) The Oxford Companion to American Literature 6 19th century 1900s 20th century Literature American literature Literature in English Society North America United States 1902 1902 French automobile pioneer Leon Serpollet sets a new land speed...
Celts: c. from 1750 BCE - c. 780
...7th century Politics Dynasties and royalty Religion Christianity British Isles Europe Society Britain c. 698 698 The Lindisfarne Gospels are written and illuminated by Celtic monks on the Scottish island of Lindisfarne Lindisfarne Gospels The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature 3 7th century Arts Painting British painting Religion Christianity Monasticism Scotland British Isles Europe Society Britain c. 780 780 The Anglo-Saxons have a name for the Celts west of Offa's dyke - wealas or Welsh, meaning foreigners Offa's Dyke, England The Concise Oxford...
Exploration: c. 600 BCE - 1958
...empire European empires from 1415 Europe Society Empires North America Canada 1616 1616 John Smith publishes A Description of New England , an account of his exploration of the region in 1614 Smith, John (1580–1631) World Encyclopedia 1 17th century Literature American literature English literature Literature in English Politics Conquest and colonization British Isles American Indians British colonial America British empire European empires from 1415 Europe Society Empires Britain North America United States 1642 1642 Abel Tasman makes landfall in the...
Sports and games: c. 3000 BCE - 2010
...Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Australia and Oceania Europe Society Australia Britain 1884 1884 The Gaelic Athletic Association is founded in Ireland to promote indigenous games such as hurling GAA The Concise Oxford Companion to Irish Literature 1 19th century Victorian era Britain 1750-1900 Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Ireland Society Britain 1891 1891 Canadian athlete James Naismith, at a YMCA college in Springfield, Massachusetts, invents basketball as an indoor winter...
