4 December 1619
#KnowSouthernHistory
On this date in 1619...
Thirty-eight colonists arrived from England and ventured ashore to settle the Berkeley Hundred land grant along the James River. The colonists observed a day of prayer and Thanksgiving for their safe passage to the New World and December Fourth became a "yearly and perpetually kept holy" Thanksgiving Day per the plantation charter.
Other Years:
- 1954 - The first Burger King is opened in Miami, Florida.
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