jan 17, 1492 - Columbus found America

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200 years after the stories of China and other places in Asia from Marco Polo, the Europeans were encouraged to journey to Asia to gain wealth. Christopher Columbus was one of them and traveled through the Atlantic Ocean hoping to reach Asia that way. He thought he reached the islands around Asia so he tried finding the mainland and only found 2 unknown continents of North and South America. The Europeans later learned of what Columbus had found which became known as the New World to them.

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