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Nov 7, 1431
Chinese Ships
First Chinese Ships reach Africa -
Nov 7, 1465
Navigation Stars
Navigation by the stars is greatly improved -
Nov 7, 1480
Prince Henry
Prince Henry the Navigator organizes a School of Navigation and base for explorations on Cape St. Vinvent in Portugal. -
Nov 7, 1498
Colmbus
Colombus discovers the American continent but believe it is part of Asia -
Nov 7, 1502
Last Four Voyages
The last of Columbus' four voyages to the New World -
Nov 7, 1507
New Map
A new map of the worlduses the name "America" for the newly discovered southern continent in honor of Amerigo Vespuchi -
Nov 7, 1513
Balboa
Balboa croses the Isthmus of Panama and discovers the Pacific Ocean. ponce de Leon lands in Florida. -
Nov 7, 1514
Smallpox
Smallpox brought by Europeans begins to wipe out native populations in the Americas. -
Nov 7, 1519
Ferdidnand Magellan
Magellan leaves Spain with the five ships to find a "southwestern passage" to Asia. -
Nov 7, 1520
Magellan #2
Magellan rounds Cape Horn and enters the Pacific -
Nov 7, 1522
First Voyage around the world
The last remaining of Magellan's five ships, with its crew of seventeen men, returns to Spain, ending the first voyage around the world.