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1609—Henry Hudson discovers the Delaware Bay

1638—Sweden builds Fort Christina and establishes New Sweden

1664—England controls all settlements in Delaware

1698—Old Swedes church is built at Wilmington

1704—The Three Lower Counties are granted a separate legislature

1776—Delegates from three Delaware counties organize a state government

1777—The English win the Battle of Cooch’s Bridge near Newark

1787—Delaware becomes the 1st state of the Union

1802—A gunpowder mill is established that becomes Wilmington’s famous Du Pont Company

1829—The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal opens

1833—The University of Delaware is founded as Newark College

1861-1865—Delaware remains with the Union during the Civil War

1899—The Delaware Corporation Law is passed

1923—Cecile Steele begins Delaware’s broiler chicken industry

1924—The Du Pont Parkway is opened

1951—The Delaware Memorial Bridge connects Delaware to New Jersey

1971—Delaware passes the Coastal Zone Act
1981—The Financial Center Development Act is passed

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