Founding of New Orleans

French colonists founded New Orleans near the mouth of the Mississippi River as a strategic trading settlement.

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French colonists founded New Orleans near the mouth of the Mississippi River as a strategic trading settlement.

1621

Colonial America

Plymouth colonists and members of the Wampanoag people participated in a harvest gathering later remembered as the First Thanksgiving.