Delaware
Some of the key events about Delaware
- 1638The first permanent European settlement was established in Delaware
- 1638Swedish colonists were massacred by Native Americans at present-day Lewes
- 1664The Dutch forcibly took control of the Swedish colony in Delaware
- 1704French privateers attacked Lewes, burning several houses and killing or capturing residents
- 1739A severe yellow fever epidemic struck Delaware, causing many deaths
- 1776Delaware became the first state to ratify the United States Constitution
- 1777British forces captured Wilmington during the American Revolutionary War
- 1802E.I. du Pont founded a gunpowder mill, marking the beginning of the DuPont Company
- 1802A devastating fire destroyed much of New Castle, including many historic buildings
- 1861Delaware, though remaining in the Union, was a slave state during the American Civil War
- 1872The University of Delaware was founded as a private institution
- 1897Delaware adopted its current state flag
- 1937The Delaware Memorial Bridge opened, connecting Delaware and New Jersey
- 1951The Delaware Turnpike (I-95) opened, improving transportation infrastructure
- 1968Wilmington was occupied by the National Guard for nine months following riots after Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination
- 1971Delaware became the first state to ratify the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
- 1973A major oil spill occurred when the tanker Olympic Games ran aground in the Delaware River
- 1992Delaware's Cape Henlopen State Park was designated as a National Natural Landmark
- 2008Delaware experienced a severe economic downturn during the Great Recession
- 2013Delaware became the 11th state to legalize same-sex marriage
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