-
roanoke island
Roanoke Island. In 1584, 1585, and 1587, Sir Walter Raleigh funded expeditions to Roanoke Island located on what is now called the Outer Banks. -
spanish armada defeated
The Spanish Armada (Spanish: Grande y Felicísima Armada, literally "Great and Most Fortunate Navy") was a Spanish fleet of 130 ships that sailed from A Coruña in August 1588, under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia with the purpose of escorting an army from Flanders to invade England. -
colonist own land
In America in the 1600s and 1700s, there was so much open land -
Jamestown
In 1607, 104 English men and boys arrived in North America to start a settlement. On May 13 they picked Jamestown, Virginia for their settlement, which was named after their King, James I. The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America. -
virginia company sends women
Two women came to Virginia in late 1608 and a few more arrived in 1609. -
House of burgesses meets
The first meeting of the House of Burgesses was held in Jamestown, Virginia, on July 30, 1619. The House of Burgesses met in the choir of the church at Jamestown. The assembly members established precedents that were rooted in English parliamentary law. -
king james declare royal colony
James I issues a charter to the Virginia Company for tract of land in 1642 -
dutch bring africans
The Dutch East India Company established a small settlement at what is now Cape Town in 1652. -
Space Shuttle Columbia takes off for mission
The Space Shuttle Columbia takes off for mission STS-107 which would be its final one. Columbia disintegrated 16 days later on re-entry. -
tornado outbreak
The May 2003 tornado outbreak sequence takes place.
