Aug 20 Hudson's Bay Company employee Henry Kelsey sees buffalo on the Prairies, southwest of The Pas; the first white man to describe them.

Aug 07 Kepler's mother arrested for witchcraft

Aug 15 Mayflower sets sail from Southampton with 102 Pilgrims

Sep 15 Mayflower departs from Plymouth, England with 102 pilgrims

Sep 06 Pilgrims set sail from Plymouth England to the New World

Feb 04 Prince Bethlen Gábor signs peace with emperor Ferdinand II

Nov 03 Great Patent granted to Plymouth Colony

Nov 11 41 pilgrims land in Massachusetts, sign Mayflower Compact (just and equal laws)

Nov 21 The Mayflower reaches Cap Cod

Dec 11 103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock (12/21 NS)

Dec 21 The Mayflower lands at Plymouth, Massachusetts

Dec 23 Construction on the Plymouth Settlement Begins

Dec 26 Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth, MA

May 17 The first merry-go-round seen at a fair (Philippapolis, Turkey)