25 March 1584 March 24, 2016 Author: Staff Sir Walter Raleigh is awarded a patent to colonize Virginia. Famous Words of Inspiration..."There are no elevators in the house of success." H. H. Vreeland — Click here for more from H. H. Vreeland Related posts: 10 December 1884 15 March 1956 25 March 1990 25 March 1996 25 March 1911 25 March 1931 23 March 1983 3 March 1913 Categories: History Tags: 1584, 25 March