25 March 1584 March 24, 2016 Author: Staff Sir Walter Raleigh is awarded a patent to colonize Virginia. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances." Benjamin Franklin — Click here for more from Benjamin Franklin 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