1591 ⟶ First Flush Toilet Designed and Published
First flush toilet is introduced by Sir John Harrington of E...
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⛓️ ⛓️ African Slavery Begins in Americas
First reported African slaves in the New World⟶
SlaveryColonialismNew WorldTransatlantic Slave TradeAtlantic WorldExploitationForced MigrationSpanish EmpirePortuguese EmpireEconomy
Spain
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Portugal⚔️ Ottoman Victory Secures Eastern Anatolia from Safavids
The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.⟶
Ottoman EmpireSafavid DynastyMilitary ConflictTerritorial ExpansionGeopoliticsShia IslamSunni Islam
Turkey
Iran⚔️ Ottoman Conquest of Anatolian Beyliks
The Ottomans conquer the last beyliks of Anatolia, the Dulkadirs and the Ramadanids.⟶
Ottoman EmpireConquestMilitary HistoryMilitary ExpansionWarfareRegional PowerIslamic World
Turkey⚔️ Magellan's Expedition Reaches Philippines; Magellan Killed in Battle of Mactan
Philippines encountered by Ferdinand Magellan. He was later killed in the Battle of Mactan in central Philippines in the same year.⟶
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PhilippinesPortugalSpain
🚽 First Flush Toilet Designed and Published
First flush toilet is introduced by Sir John Harrington of England, the design published under the title 'The Metamorphosis of Ajax'.⟶
HygienePublic Health
United Kingdom