October 12, 1492

Columbus reaches the New World

After sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus sights a Bahamian island, believing he has reached East Asia. Hi... MORE >

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Chronology of World History

Sites from all over the world show seasonal migration patterns and efficient exploitation of a wide range of plant and animal foods. Shortly after 10,000 bc, among widely separated communities, a series of dramatic technological and social changes occurred, marking the Neolithic, or New . . .

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