February 9 » Gregory XV becomes Pope, the last Pope elected by acclamation.
February 17 » Myles Standish is appointed as first military commander of the English Plymouth Colony in North America.
March 16 » Samoset, a Mohegan, visited the settlers of Plymouth Colony and greets them, "Welcome, Englishmen! My name is Samoset."
March 22 » The Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony sign a peace treaty with Massasoit of the Wampanoags.
April 5 » The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth, Massachusetts on a return trip to England.
May 24 » The Protestant Union is formally dissolved.
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