In the year 1640, John Punch becomes the first official slave in the English colonies as he is sentenced to life in servitude (Jul 9), the first Finnish University opens in Turku/Åbo (Jul 15), 41 Spanish delegates to Japan are beheaded in Nagasaki (Aug 9), the first book to be printed in North America – the Bay Psalm Book – is published, the first known European coffeehouse opens in Venice – and all these fine people were born: Continue reading “Data for the 1640s”
Journeys of Life 