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The Massachusetts Bay Colony is granted a Royal charter.
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
1630–1691 English colony in North America
The Massachusetts Bay Colony (1628–1691), more formally the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, was an English settlement on the east coast of North America around Massachusetts Bay, one of the several colonies later reorganized as the Province of Massachusetts Bay. The lands of the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Royal charter
Document granting rights from a monarch
A royal charter is a formal grant issued by a monarch under royal prerogative as letters patent. Historically, they have been used to promulgate public laws, the most famous example being the English Magna Carta of 1215, but since the 14th century have only been used in place of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
March 4
Day of the year
March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 302 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)