may 10, 1534 - Jacques Cartier first explores the St. Lawrence
Description:
The French explorer Jacques Cartier was one of the first Europeans to seriously explore the east coast of North America, and he took special care with charting the St. Lawrence, erecting a temporary settlement after he discovered what he thought were large gold deposits, though they turned out to be iron pyrite.Added to timeline:
Date:
may 10, 1534
Now
~ 492 years ago