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History About The Bahamas

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  • 1492

    First Landing

    Christopher Columbus make his first landing in the New World also known as the Bahamas

  • The First Settlement

    English and Bermudan religious refugees, the Eleutheran Adventurers, establish the first European settlement on the Bahamas.

  • British Territory

    The Bahamas island became part of the British colonies.

  • Finally Free

    Emancipation of slaves.

  • Test Range and Tracking Station

    Britain grants the US a military test range and tracking station for guided missiles in the Bahamas.

  • Trade

    Free trade area established in the town of Freeport, stimulating tourism and attracting offshore banking.

  • Independent

    The Bahamas became independent.

  • Prime Minister

    Ingraham returns as prime minister after his party is re-elected.

  • First Woman Governor

    November - Dame Ivy Dumont becomes the Bahama's first woman governor-general.

  • Hurricane

    September - Hurricane Frances sweeps through, causing widespread damage. Weeks later Hurricane Jeanne batters the Bahamas.