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The General History of Virginia
john smith punblishes The General History of Virginia -
Plymouth Plantation
William Bradford describes his journey across the Atlantic and Pilgrims' settlement of Plymouth Plantation. -
Bay Psalm Book
Bay Psalm Book is the first book to be printed in America. -
The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America
Anne Bradstreet's poems, collected as The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America, are published in London. -
Cape Town
Dutch found Cape Town on the southern tip of South Africa. -
The Sovereignty and Goodness of God
Mary Rowlandson publishes The Sovereignty and Goodness of God, an account of her captivity at the hands of Algonquian Indians. -
Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica
Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiae naturalis pricipia mathematica, considered to be the most important work of Scientific Revolution. -
The Wonders of the Invisible World
Cotton Mather publishes The Wonders of the Invisible World in defence of the Salem Witch trials. -
Haiku
Japanese poet Matsuo Basho, known for revitalizing the haiku form, dies. -
The Boston Newsletter
The Boston Newsletter, the first American newspaper, is established. -
Brandenburg Concertos
Johann Sebastion Bach composes the Brandenburg Concertos. -
The Dogood Papers
Benjamin Franklin uses humor to criticize the Puritan establishment in his first published work, The Doogood Papers. -
Gulliver's Travels
Jonathon Swift publishes Gulliver's Travels. -
Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife, Abigail.
Abigail Adams writes first entry in what is published as Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife, Abigail. -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine's widely read pamphlet Common Sense passionately argues the case for independence.