Sir Francis Drake claims California for England
During his circumnavigation of the world, English seaman Francis Drake anchors in a harbor just north of present‑day San Francisco, California, and claims the territory for Queen Elizabeth I. Calling…
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1579
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During his circumnavigation of the world, English seaman Francis Drake anchors in a harbor just north of present‑day San Francisco, California, and claims the territory for Queen Elizabeth I. Calling…
On this day, playwright John Fletcher is baptized in Sussex, England. Fletcher was a prodigy who was admitted to Cambridge before he turned 12. His history is unknown between then…