June 20 » The Battle of Höchst takes place during the Thirty Years' War.
August 1 » Speedwell leaves Delfshaven to bring pilgrims to America by way of England.
August 5 » The Mayflower departs from Southampton, England, carrying would-be settlers, on its first attempt to reach North America; it is forced to dock in Dartmouth when its companion ship, the Speedwell, springs a leak.
September 17 » Polish–Ottoman War: The Ottoman Empire defeats the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Battle of Cecora.
November 9 » Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower sight land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
December 21 » Plymouth Colony: William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
March 1 » Georgeana, Massachusetts (now known as York, Maine), becomes the first incorporated city in the United States.
April 15 » Irish Confederate Wars: A Confederate Irish militia is routed in the Battle of Kilrush when it attempts to halt the progress of a Royalist Army.
May 30 » From this date all honors granted by Charles I of England are retroactively annulled by Parliament.
September 6 » England's Parliament bans public stage-plays.
September 23 » The first commencement exercises occur at Harvard College.
December 13 » Abel Tasman is the first recorded European to sight New Zealand.
May 2 » King Charles II of England grants a permanent charter to the Hudson's Bay Company to open up the fur trade in North America.
June 1 » In Dover, England, Charles II of England and Louis XIV of France sign the Secret Treaty of Dover, which will force England into the Third Anglo-Dutch War.
June 15 » The first stone of Fort Ricasoli is laid down in Malta.
December 31 » The expedition of John Narborough leaves Corral Bay having surveyed the coast and lost four hostages to the Spanish.
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