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The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians. Recogniz

The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians. Recognized today as the founding of the United States National Guard.

The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians. Recognized today as the founding of the United States National Guard.

Events Before

  1. Convention of Goa signed between Portugal and England, ending their ongoing conflict in Asia and opening Portuguese por

    Convention of Goa signed between Portugal and England, ending their ongoing conflict in Asia and opening Portuguese ports, including China, to English trade [1]

  2. Playwright William Davenant's court masque "The Temple of Love" is performed at Whitehall featuring Queen Henrietta Mari

    Playwright William Davenant's court masque "The Temple of Love" is performed at Whitehall featuring Queen Henrietta Maria

  3. Oldest US public institution, Boston Latin School is founded

    The Boston Latin School is a magnet Latin grammar state school in Boston, Massachusetts.

  4. Virginia Governor John Harvey accused of treason and removed from office

    Virginia Governor John Harvey accused of treason and removed from office

  5. France's First Minister, Cardinal Richelieu declares war on Spain (Franco-Spanish War 1635–59)

    France's First Minister, Cardinal Richelieu declares war on Spain (Franco-Spanish War 1635–59)

Events After

  1. Mughal Prince and future Emperor Aurangzeb (18) marries his first wife and chief consort Persian princess Dilras Banu Be

    Mughal Prince and future Emperor Aurangzeb (18) marries his first wife and chief consort Persian princess Dilras Banu Begum (15) at Agra, India

  2. Dutch governor Johan Mauritius lands in Pernambuco, Brazil

    Dutch governor Johan Mauritius lands in Pernambuco, Brazil

  3. Zorilla's "El más Impropio Verdugo Para Las" premieres in Madrid

    Zorilla's "El más Impropio Verdugo Para Las" premieres in Madrid

  4. Ferdinand III succeeds Ferdinand II as Holy Roman Emperor

    Ferdinand II (9 July 1578 – 15 February 1637) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Croatia from 1619 until his death in 1637.

  5. Cardinal Richelieu of France reputedly creates the table knife

    Cardinal Richelieu of France reputedly creates the table knife

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