WHAT HAPPENED IN 1606.
Look what happened the 1606.

Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins, ending with their execution on January 31. (27. January 1606)

Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes is executed for plotting against Parliament and King James. (31. January 1606)

The Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America. (10. April 1606)

The Union Flag is adopted as the flag of English and Scottish ships. (12. April 1606)

The Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery depart England carrying settlers who found, at Jamestown, Virginia, the first of the thirteen colonies that became the United States. (19. December 1606)

The Virginia Company loads three ships with settlers and sets sail to establish Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. (20. December 1606)

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