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Main Historical Dates - Tristan da Cunha
Date Event
1506 Portuguese explorer Tristão da Cunha discovers the archipelago
1643 Dutch East India Company ship, Heemstede, visits the island
1810 American sailor, Jonathan Lambert, settles on Tristan da Cunha
1816 British garrison established on the island to prevent French attempts to rescue Napoleon from Saint Helena
1827 The first British administrator, William Glass, arrives on the island
1851 Tristan da Cunha becomes a dependency of the Cape Colony in South Africa
1867 Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, visits Tristan da Cunha
1909 The British government appoints the first full-time administrator
1938 Tristan da Cunha becomes a dependency of Saint Helena
1942 A meteorological station is established during World War II
10 October 1961 Queen Mary's Peak erupts, forcing the evacuation of the entire population to England
1963 The islanders are allowed to return to Tristan da Cunha
1973 Tristan da Cunha's first airstrip is proposed, but never built
2001 The British government proposes a second airstrip, but it is also never built
2005 An Internet cafe opens, providing the first public Internet access on the island
2006 Tristan da Cunha issues its first set of postage stamps
2008 The island's first elections take place, and Conrad Glass is elected as the first Island Council Chief
2013 The first major solar power project is implemented on Tristan da Cunha
2016 Tristan da Cunha is designated as part of the UK Blue Belt Programme, aimed at protecting marine life
2019 Tristan da Cunha is designated a Marine Protected Area

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