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1636
Jul
| 1636 • The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians. This organization is recognized today as the founding of the United States National Guard. |
1656
Jul 1
Age: 20y
marriageHeinrich Ruehl Wallau, Hessen-Darmstadt, Prussia ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1656 • The only English fifty shilling coin is minted. |
1657
Nov 8
Age: 21y
birth of childAnna Catherine Ruehl Wallau, Hessen-Darmstadt, Prussia ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1657 • Lord Protector Cromwell confirms his refusal of the crown of England, preferring the title "Lord Protector". |
1686
Age: 49y
| 1686 • English historian and naturalist Robert Plot publishes The Natural History of Staffordshire, a collection of illustrations and texts detailing the history of the county. It is the first document known to mention crop circles and a double sunset. |
1686
Jun 9
| 1686 • In Greece, Ottoman-occupied Morea (i.e., the Peloponnese) falls to the Venetians. |