1609 – Bermuda is first settled by survivors of the English ship Sea Venture en route to Virginia

(Wikipedia) - The Sea Venture was a 17th-century English sailing ship, the wrecking of which in Bermuda is widely thought to have been the inspiration for Shakespeare's The Tempest. She was the flagship of the Virginia Company, and was a highly unusual vessel for her day. Continued

Photo: The coat of arms of Bermuda features a representation of the wreck of the Sea Venture (Wikipedia).