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Jan 1, 1394
Prince Henry the Navigator
set up a sailing school in Portugal -
Nov 28, 1488
Bartolomeu Dias
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Nov 30, 1490
John Cabot
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Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus
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Nov 28, 1497
Vasco da Gama
first european to sail around the south of africa and reach India -
Nov 28, 1519
Ferdinand Magelan
lead first expedition to sail around the world -
Nov 30, 1519
Hernan Cortes
conqured the Aztec empire in Mexico -
Henry Hudson
Explored the Hudson River
