added 2007 Fri May 11 13:19:05 by STONERS
Virginia this weekend will commemorate the 400th anniversary of the founding of America's first permanent English settlement, Jamestown, with fireworks, concerts and an appearance by President Bush .
Virginia this weekend will commemorate the 400th anniversary of the founding of America's first permanent English settlement, Jamestown, with fireworks, concerts and an appearance by President Bush .
added 2007 Sat May 5 17:22:43 by KelLuv
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - Greeted by hundreds of admirers and bouquets of flowers, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II strolled past thatched-roof houses in historic Jamestown on Friday in a visit that evoked both the U.S. colonial past and the early years of her own reign.
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - Greeted by hundreds of admirers and bouquets of flowers, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II strolled past thatched-roof houses in historic Jamestown on Friday in a visit that evoked both the U.S. colonial past and the early years of her own reign.
added 2007 Mon Apr 30 23:32:20 by KelLuv
Queen Elizabeth will come to the US for a six-day tour that will include a trip to Virginia to mark the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown settlement, a visit to the Kentucky Derby and dinner at the White House with President George W. Bush-the 10th American president she has met as queen.
Queen Elizabeth will come to the US for a six-day tour that will include a trip to Virginia to mark the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown settlement, a visit to the Kentucky Derby and dinner at the White House with President George W. Bush-the 10th American president she has met as queen.
added 2007 Sun Feb 11 22:25:42 by moemebe
JAMESTOWN, VA. - Four hundred years ago this May, Capt. John Smith and company landed at what is now Jamestown, and the English colonies got their start. These colonies continued until 1781, when British Gen. Charles Cornwallis surrendered to combined American and French forces at nearby Yorktown and effectively ended the Revolutionary War.
JAMESTOWN, VA. - Four hundred years ago this May, Capt. John Smith and company landed at what is now Jamestown, and the English colonies got their start. These colonies continued until 1781, when British Gen. Charles Cornwallis surrendered to combined American and French forces at nearby Yorktown and effectively ended the Revolutionary War.
