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Jan 1, 1000
1000
Lief Eriksson lands in present day Newfoundland. -
Sep 24, 1271
1271
Marco Polo travels from China to Italy. -
Sep 24, 1324
1324
Mansa Musa makes a pilgrimage to Makkah. -
Sep 24, 1400
1400
Renaissance spreads throughout Europe -
Sep 24, 1429
1429
Joan of Arc defeats the English at French town Orleans. -
Sep 24, 1456
1456
Johnannes Gutenberg uses movable metal type in printing. -
Sep 24, 1488
1488
Bartholomeu Dias reaches the Indian Ocean. -
Sep 24, 1492
1492
Christopher Columbus reaches America -
Sep 24, 1497
1497
John Cabot sails to Newfoundland -
Sep 24, 1498
1498
Vasco de Gama reaches India -
Sep 24, 1500
1500
Songhai Empire rises in Africa. Rome becomes a major center of Renaissance culture. -
Sep 24, 1513
1513
Balboa crosses the Isthmus of Panama. -
Sep 24, 1517
1517
Martin Luther promotes church reform. -
Sep 24, 1519
1519
Magellan begins circumnavigation of the world. -
Sep 24, 1522
1522
Magellan's crew completes first world voyage. -
Sep 24, 1534
1534
Cartier claims Canada for France. -
Sep 24, 1570
1570
Iroqois for League of Five Nations -
1588
England defeats Spanish Armada -
1607
Jamestown settled. -
1620
Pilgrims found Plymouth.
