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oct 12, 1492 - Christopher Columbus discovers the Americas

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Christopher Columbus was trying to find a route to India that was shorter than the Portugese's route but ended up finding the the Americas. This discovery caused a massive race to colonize the Americas. Columbus thought he found India. He didn't.

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oct 12, 1492
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~ 534 years ago

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