jan 1, 1492 - Columbus Discovers the Americas
Description:
In an attempt to find a quicker route to the Spice Islands, Christopher Columbus sailed to the Americas in 1492. He thought that he had reached the West Indies, so he called the natives Indians. Columbus never knew that the land that he had sailed to wasn't the West Indies, but a previously unknown land mass.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1492
Now
~ 532 years ago
