1642 - What happened in 1642 ?

January 1642

English Civil War: King Charles I of England attacks Parliament .

Georgeana, Massachusetts (now known as York, Maine) becomes the first incorporated city in America.

Paul Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve (1612–1676) founds the Ville Marie de Montréal.

Charles I calls the English Parliament traitors. Beginning of the English Civil War

First commencement exercises occur at Harvard College.

Abel Tasman becomes the first European to discover the island Van Diemen's Land (later renamed Tasmania).

Abel Janszoon Tasman reaches New Zealand.

Abel Tasman lands at Mohua Golden Bay becoming the first European in New Zealand.

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