Today in History: May 14, Jamestown becomes North America’s first English settlement

Today is Wednesday, May 14, the 134th day of 2025. There are 231 days left in the year.

Today in history:

On May 14, 1607, Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America, was established by members of the Virginia Company.

Also on this date:

In 1804, the Lewis and Clark expedition, organized to explore the Louisiana Territory as well as the Pacific Northwest, began its journey near present-day Hartford, Illinois.

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