Oct 12, 1492 The New World was said to be “discovered” on this day by Christopher Columbus. Courtesy Britannica Quote for Today “Life has more imagination then we carry in our dreams.” - Christopher Columbus Have a Laugh How do native Americans celebr...
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June 3, 1492 Martin Behaim, the German geographer presented the world's first globe which he named Erdapfel (German: Earth Apple). Germanisches Nationalmuseum Quote For Today “The earth is round and flat at the same time. This is obvious. Tha...
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After Lorenzo the Magnificent’s death in 1492, Michelangelo emerged as the towering figure of art and beauty during the High Renaissance, spanning the late 15th and early 16th centuries. Michelangelo’s unparalleled artistic mastery endured for nearly fifty years beyond his death in 1564, yet ...
While not well documented, it seems likely that Europeans had visited the eastern shore of North America prior to the voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492. It was Columbus' discoveries that brought the Americas to the attention of Europe and it was not long before all the major nations of ...
The history of tobacco is closely linked to trade routes and human migration history. The local tribes on the American continent gifted Columbus with tobacco leaves, among other materials, when he first reached the continent in 1492. In the 15th century, the Portuguese established the first commer...
In the popular imagination the two most common stories told about the ‘discovery’ of America are that it was by Christopher Columbus in 1492 and that, in fact, he was preceded by the Vikings, or Norse, 500 years earlier. Paradoxically, neither Columbus nor the Vikings actually set foot in...
Today in Naval History - Naval / Maritime Events in History 30th of September some of the events you will find here, please use the following link where...
In 1492, Christopher Columbus made landfall on San Salvador, one of the islands in the Bahamas, and claimed it for Spain. Over the next 30 years, the Spaniards systematically transported nearly the entire Lucayan population in the Bahamas to Hispaniola as labor slaves. With no more Lucayans le...