oct 12, 1492 - Columbus Discovers the America's
Description:
Christopher Columbus was a Genoan explorer who though that you could reach Asia via the Atlantic. First he went to the Portuguese and asked if they would fund it, they said no, so he went to the Spanish and asked the same, they agreed and he set out and reached the America's on October 12th 1492.Added to timeline:
Date:
oct 12, 1492
Now
~ 533 years ago