| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 13 |
Letters Patent issued to Plymouth Colony |
Feb 14 |
Dutch fleet of 69 ships reaches Pernambuco, Brazil |
Feb 22 |
Indians introduce pilgrims to popcorn, at Thanksgiving |
Mar 22 |
1st colonial legislation prohibiting gambling enacted (Boston) |
Mar 23 |
French troops occupy Pinerolo Piedmont |
May 17 |
Italian Jesuit Niccolo Zucchi, 1st to see 2 belts on Jupiter surface |
May 29 |
Gov John Winthrop begins "History of New England" |
Jun 25 |
Fork introduced to American dining by Gov Winthrop |
Jun 26 |
Swedish troops under Gustaf II Adolf lands at Peenemunde |
Jul 3 |
Emperor Ferdinand II opens German Parliament |
Jul 6 |
Swedish troops under Gustaf II Adolf land at Peenemunde |
Jul 12 |
New Amsterdam's governor buys Gull Island from Indians for cargo, renames it Oyster Island, it is later known as Ellis Island |
Jul 18 |
Spanish troops occupy Mantua |
Aug 13 |
Ferdinand II dismisses supreme commander Albrecht von Wallenstein |
Sep 16 |
Mass village of Shawmut changes name to Boston |
Sep 17 |
The city of Boston, Massachusetts is founded. |
Oct 19 |
In Boston the 1st general court is held |
Nov 5 |
Spain & England sign peace treaty |
Nov 10 |
Failed palace revolution in France against Richelieu |
Nov 30 |
16,000 inhabitants of Venice died this month of plague |
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