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13h 53min, may 13, 1607 y - Founding of Jamestown

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In 1607, 104 English men and boys arrived in North America to start a settlement. On May 13 they picked Jamestown, Virginia for their settlement, which was named after their King, James I. The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America.

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13h 53min, may 13, 1607 y
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~ 419 years ago

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