8h 22min, may 14, 1607 y - Establishment of Jamestown
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The Virginia Company of England made a daring proposition: sail to the new, mysterious land, which they called Virginia in honor of Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen, and begin a settlement. They established Jamestown, Virginia, on May 14, 1607, the first permanent British settlement in North America.Added to timeline:
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8h 22min, may 14, 1607 y
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~ 418 years ago