London Company. 1606. Establishd first permanent English settlement in N America at Jamestown, VA.

Londonderry Siege. 1689. 105 days vs James II forces.

Madison, James. 1751-1836. US President. 1809-17. “Father of US Constitution.”

Marshall, James. 1810-85. Discovered gold 1848. California Gold Rush 1849.

Mary II. 1662-94. Queen of England with William III, 1689-. Expelled her father, James II.

Mary Stuart. 1542-87. Queen of Scots 1542-67. Abdicated. Married Francis II. Queen of France 1559-60. Married Darnley 1565. Married Bothwell 1567, causing Scottish Revolt. Beheaded with Babington by Elizabeth I. Mother of James I.

Maxwell, James Clerk. 1831-79. Scottish physicist: theory of electromagnetic radiation, 1873.

Michener, James. 1907-97. US writer. Tales of the South Pacific. Hawaii.

Millenary Petition. 1603. Presented by 1000 Puritan ministers to James I. Calls Hampton Court Conference.

Monmouth, James. 1649-85. Illegitimate son of Charles II. Rye House Plot 1683. Beheaded after rebellion.

Monmouth’s Rebellion. 1685. vs James II at Sedgemoor. Unsuccessful.

Monroe, James. 1758-1831. US President 1817-25. Florida acquired 1819. Missouri Compromise. Monroe Doctrine.

Montrose, James Graham, Marq. of. 1612-50. Scottish general for Charles I in Civil War. Executed.

Moray, James Stuart, Earl of. c1531-70. Scottish Regent 1567-. Promoted Reformation after Mary’s abdication.

Murray, James. 1722-94. First British governor of Quebec. Supported French residents. Recalled.

Murray, James. 1837-1915. Scottish/English editor of Oxford English Dictionary 1879-.

Naismith, James. 1861-1939. Canadian/US inventor of basketball 1891.

Nasmyth, James. 1808-90. Scottish inventor of steam hammer, 1839.

New Caledonia. 1774 Cook discovers. 1843 French. 1864-94 Penal colony. 1954 French Overseas Territory.

New Hebrides. Melanesians, Polynesians. 1606 de Quiros discovers. 1768 Bougainville rediscovers. 1774 Cook charts. 1887 Joint French/English admin. 1980 -Vanuatu.

Newcomen, Thomas. 1663-1729. First steam engine, 1706, as mine pump. Basis of Watt’s.

Oglethorpe, James. 1696-1785. English. Penal reform. Founded Georgia 1733 as haven for bankrupts.

Oxford English Dictionary. 1884-1928. 10 volumes, 2.4 million quotations. OED2 1989. James Murray.

Paget, James. 1814-99. British surgeon. Trichinosis 1834.

Plains of Abraham, Battle. 1759. British defeat French, capture Quebec. New France falls. Wolfe, Montcalm killed.

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