Abt 1920 - Yes, date unknown
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Date |
Event(s) |
| 1 | 1611 | - 1611—1611: Authorised (King James) Version of Bible in Britain
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| 2 | 1613 | - 1613—1613: A copper farthing was produced, as a silver coin would be too small
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| 3 | 1619 | - 4 Dec 1619—4 Dec 1619: (Nov 24 old style): Colonists from Berkeley Parish in England disembark in
Virginia and give thanks to God (considered by many to be the first Thanksgiving in the
Americas)
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| 4 | 1620 | - 1620—1620: Manufacture of coke (the fuel, not the drink!) patented by Dud Dudley
- 21 Dec 1620—21 Dec 1620: (Dec 16 old style): The Mayflower reaches America - founds Plymouth, New
England (had initially set sail from Southampton on Aug 5)
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| 5 | 1621 | - 1621—1621: Chimneys to be made of brick and to be four and a half feet above the roof
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| 6 | 1622 | - 1622—1622: First English newspaper appeared - Weekly News'
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| 7 | 1624 | - 1624—1624: Edmund Gunter introduces the surveyor's chain (measurement of length)
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| 8 | 1625 | - 1625—1625: The size of bricks standardised in England around this time
- 27 Mar 1625—27 Mar 1625: Death of King James VI & I
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