major events
Pre-Colonial
World War II
1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945
A war that involved most of the world countries especially all the major political powers in the world at that time.
It is by far the deadliest conflict in the history of the world killing over 70 million people and devastating a large portion of the world, especially Europe and Asia.
Picture By Mil.ru, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=58495821
jamestown
May 1607
Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was located on the northeast bank of the James River about 2.5 mi southwest of the center of modern Williamsburg. It was established by the Virginia Company of London as “James Fort” on May 14, 1607 and was considered permanent after a brief abandonment in 1610.
Plymouth colony
December 1620
Plymouth Colony was an English colonial venture in America from 1620 to 1691 at a location that had previously been surveyed and named by Captain John Smith. The settlement served as the capital of the colony and developed as the town of Plymouth, Massachusetts. At its height, Plymouth Colony occupied most of the southeastern portion of Massachusetts.
World War II
1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945
A war that involved most of the world countries especially all the major political powers in the world at that time.
It is by far the deadliest conflict in the history of the world killing over 70 million people and devastating a large portion of the world, especially Europe and Asia.
Picture By Mil.ru, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=58495821