| 1517 | Martin Luther's protest sparks Reformation in Germany |
| 1529-1536 | Henry VIII provokes English Reformation |
| 1536 | Calvin's Institutes published |
| 1608-1609 | Scrooby Congregation (Pilgrims) leaves England for Holland |
| 1634 | Colony of Maryland is founded |
| 1638 | Anne Hutchinson exiled to Rhode Island, Theophilus Eaton and John Davenport lead settlers to New Haven Colony |
| 1639 | Connecticut towns accept Fundamental Orders |
| 1681 | William Penn granted patent for his “Holy Experiment” |
| 1734-1736 | First expression of the Great Awakening at Northampton, Massachusetts |
| 1740 | George Whitefield electrifies listeners at Boston |
| 1769 | Junipero Serra begins to build missions in California |
| 1801 | Massive revival held at Cane Ridge, Kentucky |
| 1830-1831 | Charles G. Finney evangelizes Rochester, New York |
| 1847 | Mormons settle Utah |
| 1858 | War between Utah Mormons and U. S. forces averted |
| 1978 | Over 900 followers of Rev. Jim Jones die in mass suicide in Guyana (November) |