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Claudio Monteverdi Writes Orfeo
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Jamestown Was Founded
Was the first permanent English settlement colony established in America. -
King Philip’s War
War fought between Native Americans against Colonists. -
Bacons Rebellion
It was an armed rebellion held by Virginia settlers. It was led by Nathaniel Bacon against Colonial Governor William Berkeley, after Berkeley refused Bacon's request to drive Native Americans out of Virginia. -
George Frederic Handel Is Born
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Johann Sebastian Bach Is Born
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The Creation Of The Dominion Of New England
King James II creates the Dominion of New England by combining the colonies of Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth Colony, Connecticut Colony, the Province of New Hampshire and the Colony of Rhode Island and Plymouth Plantations. New Jersey and New York would be added in 1688. -
Salem Witch Trials
Women and babies were burned at steak for being suspected witches. -
Johann Sebastian Bach Receives Title Of Court Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach receives the title of court composer to Augustus III, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland. -
Bach Released Clavier Übung
Comprising organ pieces based around the catechism and various hymns, it is the largest of his keyboard collections. -
Start Of The Immigration Wave
Waves of settlers flooded the New World in hopes of re-establishing life away from European control. Numerous discoveries of the 1750s forged the basis for contemporary scientific consensus. The decade saw the end of the Baroque period. -
Bach Dies
