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Performance in the Oratory
A performance in the Oratory in Rome, with music by Emilio de’ Cavalieri, is in effect the first oratorio. -
Jamestown settlement
The Jamestown settlement in the colony of Virginia was the first English settlement in the America's. -
First proscenium arch
The Teatro Farnese in Parma is the first to have a proscenium arch, framing perspective scenery painted on flat wings. -
Slavery in Virginia
Slavery began in North America in 1619 at Jamestown, Virginia. -
Dutch painter
The Dutch painter Frans Hals displays exceptional brilliance in his group portraits, including several of the civic guards of Haarlem. -
Slavery in Maryland
Slavery begins in Maryland and last over 200 years. -
Diego Velazquez
Diego Velazquez paints his only surviving female nude, The Toilet of Venus (known as the Rokeby Venus). -
Peach Tree War
The war was launched by the Native American Susquehannock Nation against the Dutch settlement of the New Netherland. -
Keyboard contest
In a friendly keyboard contest in Rome between Handel and Domenico Scarlatti, the result is a draw - Handel being the winner on the organ and Scarlatti on the harpsichord. -
Yamasee war
Conflict fought in South Carolina between British settlers and the Yamasee. -
Development of musical form
The symphony begins to develop as a musical form, deriving from the overtures of operas. -
First Great Awakening
A series of Christian revivals that swept Britain and its 13 North American colonies.