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This is a timeline of events related to the settlement of Jamestown, in what today is the U.S. state of Virginia. Dates use the Old Style calendar (e.g., the settlement naming occurred 4 May 1607 [ O.S. 14 May 1607]).
Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the Great Indian Warpath had a branch that led from present-day Lynchburg to present-day Richmond.; By 1607, Chief Powhatan had inherited the so known as the chiefdom of about 4–6 tribes, with its base at the Fall Line near present-day Richmond and with political domain over much of eastern Tidewater Virginia, an area known to the Powhatans as "Tsenacommacah."
Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. 73 (2): 131– 144. JSTOR 4247102. Michael Hucles (1992). "Many Voices, Similar Concerns: Traditional Methods of African-American Political Activity in Norfolk, Virginia, 1865-1875". Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. 100 (4): 543– 566. JSTOR 4249313. Thomas C. Parramore (1994).
The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles (1624), by Capt. John Smith, one of the first histories of Virginia. The written history of Virginia begins with documentation by the first Spanish explorers to reach the area in the 16th century, when it was occupied chiefly by Algonquian, Iroquoian, and Siouan peoples.
So, let’s dive into some of the most interesting dates in history—days that gave us brilliant ideas, incredible breakthroughs, and even some dramatic clashes. January 1: A Day for Political ...
This is a list of solar eclipses visible from the United States between 1901 and 2100. All eclipses whose path of totality or annularity passes through the land territory of the current fifty U.S. states and the District of Columbia are included.
1847 – Alexandria retroceded to Virginia. [1] 1852 – City of Alexandria incorporated. [1] 1860 – Population: 12,652. [5] 1863 – August: Alexandria becomes seat of Restored Government of Virginia. [2] 1865 – Convention of the Colored People of Virginia held in city. [10] 1870 – City becomes independent of Alexandria County.
Beginning in April 1775, the Gunpowder Incident, a dispute between Governor Dunmore and Virginia colonists over gunpowder (stored in the Williamsburg Magazine) evolved into an important event in the run-up to the American Revolution. Dunmore, fearing another rebellion, ordered royal marines to seize gunpowder from the magazine.