Looking the Fountain of Youth Pedro Menendez Founded St. Augustine in m/m/ historic St. Augustine is the oldest successful European settlement in the United States. Colonial America started right HERE, 55 years before the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, and 42 years before Jamestown! Oldest city in the nation! Henry Hudson Notable Ships Hopewell (first and second voyages) Half-Moon (third voyage) Discovery (fourth voyage) * Victim of mutiny * Thought he had found Pacific * Noted many whales * trapped in ice The Magna Carter is 800 years old! Many pictures show King John signing Magna Carta at Runnymede Magna Carta at Salisbury Cathedral dates from 1215, one of four of the first documents that are still around Twenty-four The Magna Carta established the principle of the rule of lawthe first to do so in the new land! Magna Carta outlined basic rights with the principle that no-one was above the law, including the king It charted the right to a fair trial, and limits on taxation without representation It inspired a number of other documents, including the US Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Only three clauses are still valid - the one guaranteeing the liberties of the English Church; the clause confirming the privileges of the City of London and other towns; and the clause that states that no free man shall be imprisoned without the lawful judgement of his equals King John