1655
| 1655 • Admiral Blake severely damages the arsenal of the Bey of Tunis. |
1655
Feb 18
Age: 2m
| 1655 • The Jews in New Amsterdam petition for a separate Jewish cemetery. |
1682
Age: 27y
marriageJoanne Hughes 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1682 • At the mouth of the Mississippi River, near modern Venice, Louisiana, Robert de La Salle buries an engraved plate and a cross, claiming the territory as La Louisiane for France. |
1722
May 2
Age: 67y
| 1722 • Edenton is incorporated as the county seat of Chowan County, North Carolina. The governor and assembly of North Carolina move to Edenton, making it the de facto capital of North Carolina until 1746, when the government is moved to New Bern. |