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1626. English settlers arrive. [1]1629. Town of Salem incorporated. [2]Salem Common during the winter Brick sidewalk Salem, Massachusetts. 1636. First muster on Salem Common. This was the first time that a regiment of militia drilled for the common defense of a multi-community area, [3] thus laying the foundation for what became the Army National Guard.
Native Americans lived in northeastern Massachusetts for thousands of years prior to European colonization of the Americas.The peninsula that would become Salem was known as Naumkeag (alternate spellings Naemkeck, [9] Nahumkek, [10] Neumkeage [11]) by the native people who lived there at the time of contact in the early 1600s.
1626 – Founding of Salem, Massachusetts (originally called "Naumkeag"). 1626 - Peter Minuit purchases Manhattan. 1627 – George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore abandons the Province of Avalon. 1627- Barbados founded by the English. 1628 – Dorchester Company reorganized as the New England Company.
Boston Early Music Festival, Boston Alliance for Gay and Lesbian Youth, The History Project, and Culinary Historians of Boston [166] founded. The Channel (nightclub) opens. Sister city relationship established with Barcelona, Spain. Population: 562,994. 1981 Boston Society of Film Critics, Dance Umbrella, [167] and Boston Area Feminist ...
The 17th century lasted from January 1, 1601 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCI), to December 31, 1700 (MDCC).. It falls into the early modern period of Europe and in that continent (whose impact on the world was increasing) was characterized by the Baroque cultural movement, the latter part of the Spanish Golden Age, the Dutch Golden Age, [1] the French Grand Siècle dominated by Louis ...
3 1800-1829. 4 1830s. 5 1840s. 6 1850s. 7 1860s. 8 1870s. ... The following is a timeline of labor history, organizing & conflicts, from the early 1600s to present.
1600 1600 Battle of Sekigahara: Eastern Army: forces loyal to Tokugawa Ieyasu: Western Army: forces loyal to Ishida Mitsunari: 1600 1601 Thessaly rebellion (1600) Ottoman Empire: Greek peasants 1600 1601 Franco-Savoyard War (1600–1601) Kingdom of France: Duchy of Savoy c. 1600 1866 Navajo Wars Crown of Castile Spain Mexico United States: Navajo
New England is the oldest clearly defined region of the United States, being settled more than 150 years before the American Revolution.The first colony in New England was Plymouth Colony, established in 1620 by the Puritan Pilgrims who were fleeing religious persecution in England.