Category: Exploration
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Leif Erikkson, a Norse Explorer and Chieftain, Discovered Vinland, Making Him Possibly the First European Known to Explore and Set Foot in North America, Approximately 500 Years Before Christopher Columbus. October 9, 1000.
Image: Leif Eriksson Discovers America by Hans Dahl (1849–1937). On this day in history, October 9, 1000, Leif Erikkson, a Norse explorer and chieftain, discovered Vinland, making him possibly the first European known to explore and set foot in North America, approximately 500 years before Christopher Columbus. The continuing conjecture is that the encampment created by Leif and…
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Portuguese Navigator Ferdinand Magellan Begins His Voyage from Spain to Find a Western Sea Route to the Rich Spice Islands of Indonesia. September 20, 1519.
Image: Ferdinand Magellan. (Wikimedia Commons.) On this day in history, September 20, 1519, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan begins his voyage from Spain to find a western sea route to the rich Spice Islands of Indonesia. In control of five ships and 270 men, Magellan navigated to West Africa and then to Brazil, where he explored…
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