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Sep 1, 1020
Leif Ericson
He was reguarded as the first European to land in North America 500 years before Columbus . Norse -
Sep 12, 1300
Marco Polo
Wrote The Treavel of Marco Polo and introduced Europeans to cenral america. Italian -
Sep 1, 1415
Prince Henry
Advanced Portugal's exploration efforts Portuguese -
Jan 1, 1487
Bartholomeu Dais
Sailed around the southern tip of Africa Portuguese -
Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Lands in the Bahamas Italian -
Sep 1, 1497
Jhon Cabot
Discovery of parts of North America Italian -
Sep 4, 1524
Vasco Da Gama
The first person to sail directly from Europe to India Portuguese -
Jun 24, 1532
Francisco Pizarro
Killed Inca leader Atahualpa Spanish -
Henry Hudson
Makes his first voyage to North America English