New England: Timeline

1620   English emigrants on the Mayflower depart from Plymouth Plymouth

Plymouth is a city [i] in the southwest [i] of England [i] ... 

, England England

England is the largest and most populous constituent country [i] of the United Kingdom [i]. ... 

 for the future New England and arrive at the end of the year. The Mayflower Compact is signed on November 11.

1675   King Philip's War between the settlers in New England and the indigenous tribes led by Metacomet begins.

1676   King Philip's War between the settlers in New England and the indigenous tribes led by Metacomet.

1691   In New England the two separate Colonies of Massachusetts Bay Colony Massachusetts Bay Colony

The Massachusetts Bay Colony was an English [i] settlement on the east coast of North America in ... 

 and Plymouth Colony Plymouth Colony

The Plymouth Colony was an English [i] colonial venture in America [i] from 1620 u ... 

 are united into a single entity by an act of the King and Queen of England.

1754   The Albany Convention of New England Colonies proposes an American Union

1775   Smallpox epidemic begins in New England

1960   August 29 — September 13 — Hurricane Donna kills 50 in Florida Florida

Florida is a U.S. state [i] located in the southeastern [i] United States [i] ... 

 and New England.

1998   A massive ice storm, caused by El Niño, strikes New England, southern Ontario Ontario

Ontario is the most populous and second-largest in area of Canada [i]'s ten provinces [i] ... 

 and Quebec Quebec

Quebec, or Qubec in French [i], In 1898, the Canadian Parliament passed the first ... 

, resulting in widespread power failures, severe damage to forests, and a number of deaths.

2005   Serial killer Serial killer

Serial killers are people who kill on at least three occasions with a break in between each murder.... 

 Michael Ross becomes the first person executed in New England in 45 years.