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1492
The Discovery of the 'New World'...
In 1492, Christopher Columbus,landed on an island in the Bahamas, which he named San Salvador. -
1497
America has been found!
In the year 1497, North America was discovered by John Cabot, an Italian explorer. -
The first clock...
The first accurate clock was discovered in 1656, by a Dutch scientist, Christian Huygens. -
Easter Island
In 1722, Easter Island was discovered by Jacob Roggeveen. -
The dictionary
On April 15th 1755, Samuel Johnson publishes the first English language dictionary. -
Limestone...
The first geologist to discover limestone was Belsazar Hacquet in 1778. -
The Lake Victoria
1858: The Lake Victoria was discovered by John Speke (1828-1864), a British Explorer. -
''One small leap for man, one gaint leap for mankind''
On July 20th 1969, Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon.
