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On This Day: The ships Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery depart England carrying... (1606)

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

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