[[16th century|1522]] – The ''Victoria'' returns to ''Sanlúcar de Barrameda'' in Spain, the only surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition, and the first known ship to circumnavigate [[Earth|the world]]. <br>[[17th Century|1620]] – The Pilgrims sail from Plymouth, England on the ''Mayflower'' to settle [[North America]]. <br>[[19th Century|1803]] – British scientist John Dalton begins using symbols to represent the atoms of different elements.
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