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Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Cholumbus
Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 14 hundred 92. -
Sep 4, 1492
Ponce de Leon
Settled Peurto Rico -
Jan 1, 1497
Vasco da Gama
First to get to India -
Jan 1, 1497
John Cabot
Sailed in 1497 and discovered parts of North Murica -
Sep 4, 1518
Hernan Cortes
Led conquest of Mexico -
Jan 1, 1524
Giovanni da Verrazano
Reached Outer Banks and sailed for France -
Sep 4, 1566
Sir Francis Drake
English captain -
Sep 4, 1566
Hernado Coriano
Explored Carolinas -
Magellan
Circumnavigation in 1519