may 1, 1497 - Cabot leaves on his expedition
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In early May of 1497 Cabot left Bristol, England, on the Matthew, a fast and able ship weighing 50 tons with a crew of 18 mensource: https://www.biography.com/people/John-Cabot-9234057
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Date:
may 1, 1497
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~ 527 years ago
