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J.S Bach begins the baroque era and opens up a new range of music
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Elizabeth 1 dies and is the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty
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L’Orfeo is made and is about the story of Orpheus. Where a guys girl gets bitten by a snake and dies. He then goes to the underworld and gets her
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Jamestown is established as the first permanent settlement in the Americas
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Monterverdi makes the story of Orpheus ad presents it to an audience.
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Slavery begins in Virginia
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The pilgrims arrive on the mayflower after a 66 day voyage
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Harvard college is founded. It is the oldest higher education institution in the U.S.
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In Venice, Italy, Claudio Monteverdi dies and leaves behind a great legacy
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The Salem witch trials begin. More than 200 women are accused of practicing witchcraft
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The Clarinet is invented by Johann Christoph by modifying the chalumeau
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J.S. Bach composes and presents his Brandenburg concertos to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schewdt