1607-05-13 English colonists led by John Smith establish Jamestown at a second landing near the James River in Virginia - first permanent English settlement in North America
1608-08-13 John Smith's story of Jamestown's first days submitted for publication
1608-09-10 John Smith elected president of Jamestown colony council, Virginia
Quotes by John Smith
"Here every man may be master and owner of his owne labour and land... If he have nothing but his hands, he may...by industries quickly grow rich." - America, Settlement