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Mar 23, 1000
Leif Ericson
First European to reach North American Mainland -
Dec 9, 1453
the turks
The Turks defeated the Byzantine Empire , cutting the land link between Europe and Asia. -
Feb 9, 1472
Fernão do Pó
discovers Bioko -
Apr 4, 1487
Bartholomeu Dias
The first European to lead a 1487 voyage around the Cape of Good Hope on the Southern most tip of South Africa -
Jul 19, 1492
christopher clumbus
Columbus reached a group of islands across the Atlantic Ocean. -
Sep 14, 1500
Pedro Alvares Cabral
The first European to see Brazil in 1500 -
Aug 5, 1550
the beginning
European sailors began to plan voyages that would take them beyond the limits of the world they knew -
Sir Walter Raleigh
The Discovery of Guiana and establishing the Virginia colony of Roanoke Island in
