Modern Era Historical Milestones

Question 1

The United States Constitution is written in Philadelphia and submitted to the states for ratification

1764

1787

1751

1638

Question 2

William ascends to the throne over England, Scotland, and Ireland

1602

1672

1496

1652

1689

1682

Question 3

Supernova SN 1604 is observed in the Milky Way

1674

1604

1774

1545

1740

1688

Question 4

Edward VI becomes King of England and Ireland and is crowned at the age of 9

1547

1747

Question 5

Peter the Great becomes joint ruler of Russia

1682

1601

1631

1639

1743

Question 6

Harvard University is founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts

1636

1663

1517

1694

Question 7

Start of the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, that marks the zenith of the Ottoman Empire

1755

1768

1520

1659

Question 8

A massacre of Batavia's ethnic Chinese begins after they are suspected by the Dutch East India Company of planning a rebellion. Approximately 10,000 are killed and the Chinese quarter is burned

1786

1522

1515

1739

1740

Question 9

Jan Pieterszoon Coen appointed Governor-General of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) who would show he had no scruples about using brute force to establish the VOC on a firm footing. While Ambon and Pattani had been the major VOC trading centers to this point, Coen is convinced that Dutch need a more central location near the Sunda Strait

1593

1635

1619

1615

1659

Question 10

The Bank of England is established

1694

1514

1598

1652

1704

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