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Peter Minuit founded Delaware in 1638 and he came from the New Sweden Company. It is classified as one of the middle colonies.
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In 1639 the first African american was brought to Delaware from the Caribbean his name was Black Anthony. He was the first black slave in Delaware.
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In 1655 the Dutch defeat the swedes on Delaware and ended the New Sweden Company
The swedes surrender the colony without a fight and secede to stay in America pledging their allegiance to the Dutch -
Sir Robert Carr drives the Dutch out of Delaware and makes it an English colony
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Delaware was given its own separate legislature and is called the Three Lower Counties. The Assembly of the Lower Counties of Pennsylvania declares itself independent of British and Pennsylvanian authority, thereby creating the state of Delaware
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James Adams makes first printing press in Wilmington it grows through the colonies.
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Delaware voted for independence from England and 3 Lower Counties became a State.
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Delaware is one of 5 states to send delegates to Annapolis Convention, which hoped to get the Articles of Confederation established
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Delaware was the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. Alexander Hamilton first called for discussions on revising the Articles of Confederation based on improving economic relations in the new republic
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Bank of Delaware, the state's first bank, founded in Wilmington.
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Yellow fever epidemic spreads from Philadelphia to Wilmington. Spread by mosquitoes and killed a lot of people.
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Newport and Gap Turnpike becomes first toll road in Delaware.
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Delaware Free School Act passes in legislature creating first public schools in the state.
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The University of Delaware is founded as Newark College. It is now a collage with a full campus with a library, a cafeteria ect
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Delaware Railroad Company organized. Delaware Railroad completed to Seaford; to Delmar in 1859.
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More than 12,000 troops from Delaware joined Union Army; a few hundred joined Confederate Army
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13 amendments to the U.S. Constitution abolish slavery. The Delaware legislature votes against the amendment.
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Delaware legislature voted against 15th Amendment to U. S. Constitution, which gave blacks right to vote.
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Punishing of women at whipping post or pillory prohibited by law
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In boundary dispute with Maryland, Delaware received land, the Wedge. Which is now the border between Delaware and Pennsylvania
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This law will make it easier for businesses to incorporate in Delaware than in other states. General corporation law of the state of Delaware. Enacted March 10, 1899, and amended by the Revised statutes of 1915
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13th, 14th, 15th Constitutional Amendments ratified by legislature. Delaware retained slavery for two years after the Emancipation Proclamation and originally opposed ratification of the 13th (1865), 14th (1868), and 15th (1870) Amendments which eliminated slavery and provided citizenship and voting rights to black citizens.
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Approximately 30,000 Delaware men and women served in World War II
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Delaware General Assembly outlawed racial segregation in public places. This doctrine was long used to support segregation in public schools and public facilities such as transportation, restaurants, restrooms and water fountains.
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Riots break out in Wilmington following assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., prompting 10-month occupation of city by National Guard, the longest occupation in the country. Second span of the Delaware Memorial Bridge dedicated.
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William "Judy" Johnson, a former Negro League baseball player, becomes state’s first player elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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“The First State” becomes the official nickname for Delaware because Delaware was the first state to establish as an independent state. Delaware is known by this nickname due to the fact that on December 7, 1787, it became the first of the 13 original states to ratify the U.S. Constitution. “The First State” became the official State nickname on May 23, 2002
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Joe Biden was elected as Delaware’s 1st Vice President of the U.S. and 1st Roman Catholic to hold office
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Joe Flacco became first player in Delaware football history to be selected in the 1st round of NFL draft
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On July 30, 2009, peach pie was designated as Delaware's official State dessert. Peach farming is an important part of Delaware's agricultural heritage, as the peach was introduced to Delaware in Colonial times and expanded as an industry in the nineteenth century. Delaware was the country's leading producer of peaches for part of the nineteenth century
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In 2011 Delaware passes the Civil Union Bill which means the same gender can now marry legally in that state. The Act protects religious freedoms of religious societies.
