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Jan 1, 1000
Vikings Discover Greenland
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Jan 1, 1405
Zheng He Begins His Voyages in China
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Jan 1, 1488
Bartholomeu Dias Rounds the Tip of Africa
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Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus Discovers the West Indies
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May 2, 1497
John Cabot Discovers Newfoundland
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May 20, 1498
Vasco da Gama Reaches Calicut, India, After Rounding the Tip of Africa
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Apr 22, 1500
Pedro Alvarez Cabral Discovers Brazil
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Sep 8, 1522
Magellan's Ship, the Victoria, Completes the First Circumnavigation of the Globe
