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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 2016
Page
12
The text recalls pre Plymouth arrivals and suggests explorers gave thanks after months aboard ship upon reaching American shores. It frames gratitude as an ancient impulse tied to successful landfall and safety.
Settlers named the river and landing site after King James I of England. Jamestown became the first permanent English settlement in the Americas as iron and tar were traded but gold and silver were not found.
After a four month voyage, 104 men and boys landed at Jamestown Island on May 14, 1607. Sent by the Virginia Company of London the settlers built a fort, harvested wood, and crafted glass for export as they faced sickness and famine before tobacco became a key cash crop. Chief Powhatan aided briefly before many perished. Later ships brought women and livestock, aiding survival and cultivation on Powhatan lands.
The account outlines Pocahontas arriving in 1607 at about age eleven, aiding settlers with food and play with English children. She was captured during Powhatan wars, renamed Rebecca, and in 1614 chose to remain with the English, marrying John Rolfe that year. The marriage helped foster years of relative peace between settlers and Native Americans.
A library display highlights 1607 a New Look at Jamestown by Karen E Lange and Pocahontas A Life in Two Worlds by Victoria Garrett Jones with online resources at aps gov jam index and a short URL.
Nigeria warns swarms of locusts grasshoppers and quelen birds may descend on the north as farmers await harvest. Agriculture Minister Audu Ogbeh says arrival could wipe out crops within hours and days, jeopardizing bumper yields. The note ends with a prompt to look for historical Thanksgiving reenactments in newspapers.
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