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  Jamestown, the first permanent settlement in America was established.
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  The telescope was invented by Hans Lippershey.
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  Slavery was introduced to the colonies by a Dutch ship.
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  The mayflower compact, the first governing compact of plymouth colony was signed in 1620.
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  A way of conducting blood transfusions was created by Jean Baptiste.