What happened to 1632?
1630
Native American Quadequine introduces popcorn to English colonists
What happened to 1632?
1630
Native American Quadequine introduces popcorn to English colonists
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. ~ Mark Twain
1629
Charles I dissolves his third parliament.
Christiaan Huygens born
Voices mysterious far and near,
Sound of the wind and sound of the sea,
Are calling and whispering in my ear,
Whifflingpin! Why stayest thou here?
1628
William Harvey publishes his findings about blood circulation
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. ~ Mark Twain
1627
Muslim raids on Iceland (The Turkish abductions).
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1626 - King Charles I of England is crowned
Last edited by Alexei; 09-23-2007 at 04:34 PM.
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Gosh! Did nothing happen in 1626?!Originally Posted by Alexei
1625
The English Parliament refuses to vote Charles I the right to collect customs duties for his entire reign, restricting him to one year instead
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. ~ Mark Twain
1624 - Martin Luther's German translation of the Bible is publicly burned by order of the Pope.
Sorry, for the previous post. See the edit there
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And I thought there was some historical glitch and someone had forgotten to catalog a whole year!
1623
The first breach-of-promise lawsuit: Rev. Gerville Pooley, in Virginia, files against Cicely Jordan, but he lose (what a shame)
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. ~ Mark Twain
1622
King James I of England disbands the English Parliament.
[You know, this game is fun, isn't it? We can learn some new things.]
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1621
War resumes between Holland & Spain after a 12 year truce
1620 the Mayflower ship lands at Cape Cod, Massachusetts, with 101 colonists
1619
The birth of Cyrano de Bergerac
1618
Pluto reached, according to sophisticated mathematical calculations, its second most recent aphelion.
[Sadly, Pluto isn't a planet anymore.]
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1617
April 14 - Naval battle (2nd of 3) of Playa Honda between Spanish & Dutch
November 17 - Naval battle between Venetians & Sicilians
Pocahontas died
John Napier, the mathematician, died
Voices mysterious far and near,
Sound of the wind and sound of the sea,
Are calling and whispering in my ear,
Whifflingpin! Why stayest thou here?
1616
Pocahontas arrived in England
Death of William Shakespeare
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