"... I don't know why this (June 8, 1637) isn't as well known as 1492, 1066 and other important dates. ..." History has always taken a back seat in technology.

"... I don't know why this (June 8, 1637) isn't as well known as 1492, 1066 and other important dates. ..." History has always taken a back seat in technology. Pity because science is built on history.