Ten modern history events from 1350-1801 are:
1. 1361, a severe outbreak of plague occurs and continues until 1362.
2. 1370, Gregory XI becomes Pope. He holds the Papal See until 1378.
3. 1400, Owen Glyndwr proclaims himself Prince of Wales and rebels against England.
4. 1492, Christopher Columbus sails the Atlantic Ocean trying to get to China.
5. 1497, John Cabot sails to Newfoundland.
6. 1520, Sweden is free from the rule of Danish kings.
7. 1706, Benjamin Franklin is born.
8. Rhode Island becomes the first American colony to renounce allegiance to King George III of Great Britain.
9. 1776, The United States officially declares independence from the British Empire.
10. 1801, Thomas Jefferson succeeds John Adams as the President of the United States of America.
