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Aug 13, 1508
Exploring, Conquering, and Claiming America
Exploration and naming of America -
Aug 14, 1516
Duke Charles
Duke Charles of Burgundy became king of Spain; three years later he was crowned Holy Roman Emperor as Charles V. -
Aug 13, 1524
Conquered Inca Empire
Francisco Pizarro conquered the Inca Empire and took part in explorations of the northern Caribbean coast of South America -
Aug 26, 1535
Jacques Cartier Voyages
The french explorer, Jacques Cartier, "discovered" the St. Lawrence River and explored more of that region between 1535 and 1541. -
Aug 13, 1540
Grand Canyon, Colorado River, Ariz
Grand Canyon, Colorado River, Ariz. The first European known to have viewed the Grand Canyon was Garcia Lopez de Cardenas from Spain -
Aug 13, 1541
Mississippi River
Hernando de Soto, a Spanish explorer and conquistador, claims to have been the first European to see the great Mississippi River -
Aug 14, 1574
Northen dutch
when the northern Dutch opened the dikes to enable them to escape to sail across flooded farmlands to the defense of besieged Leiden. -
Samuel de Champlain
During this french explorers travels, help the Huron indians in attacking the Iroquois and "discovered" Lake Champlain in the process. -
Henery Hudsen
he was dismissed during exploratory voyage to North America -
thirty years war ended
The Spanish would not recognize Dutch independence until the end of this war -
Jacques Marquette & Louis Joilet
French explorers. They were sent to explore the Mississippi River and find out whether the river leads to the Pacific Ocean or not. They found out it didn't.