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Main Historical Dates - Tristan da Cunha
Date | Event |
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1506 | Portuguese explorer Tristรฃo da Cunha discovers the archipelago |
1643 | Dutch East India Company ship, Heemstede, visits the island |
1810 | American sailor, Jonathan Lambert, settles on Tristan da Cunha |
1816 | British garrison established on the island to prevent French attempts to rescue Napoleon from Saint Helena |
1827 | The first British administrator, William Glass, arrives on the island |
1851 | Tristan da Cunha becomes a dependency of the Cape Colony in South Africa |
1867 | Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, visits Tristan da Cunha |
1909 | The British government appoints the first full-time administrator |
1938 | Tristan da Cunha becomes a dependency of Saint Helena |
1942 | A meteorological station is established during World War II |
10 October 1961 | Queen Mary's Peak erupts, forcing the evacuation of the entire population to England |
1963 | The islanders are allowed to return to Tristan da Cunha |
1973 | Tristan da Cunha's first airstrip is proposed, but never built |
2001 | The British government proposes a second airstrip, but it is also never built |
2005 | An Internet cafe opens, providing the first public Internet access on the island |
2006 | Tristan da Cunha issues its first set of postage stamps |
2008 | The island's first elections take place, and Conrad Glass is elected as the first Island Council Chief |
2013 | The first major solar power project is implemented on Tristan da Cunha |
2016 | Tristan da Cunha is designated as part of the UK Blue Belt Programme, aimed at protecting marine life |
2019 | Tristan da Cunha is designated a Marine Protected Area |
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