In 1620 the Pilgrims obtained a permit to settle north Virginia. Some separtists who had fled to Holland sailed on the Speedwell back to England to join a larger group of separtists. Unfortunatly the Speedwall was not in good condition after its voyage from Holland, so on September 6, 1620 its passengers squeezed onto the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘history’
Thanksgiving History
Posted in history, life, tagged history on November 23, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Newton
Posted in school, tagged history on September 9, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Did a really cool chapter in history today on the great inventors. Newton is interesting. I thought that it was great that they listed the equation for finding the force of gravity for planets according to the distance. Partially because I understood the basic math they were using. Then we went to Callie’s parents house [...]
July 2 1776
Posted in history, tagged history on June 26, 2006 | 8 Comments »
With independence day drawing near, I think that it would be good to clarify when it happened. It did not, in fact, happen on the fourth, it happened on the second. This conclusion is backed up by information from the Congressional Libraries’ journals of the continental congress’s meeting that day. Resolved, That these United Colonies [...]
