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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus' first landfall
A disputed and uncertain date. This is the date known to be when land was sighted, but the exact date of when they landed on Hispaniola is not known. -
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
Led to britain's becoming the top world superpower after defeating over 20,000 Spanish troops aboard over sixty armed merchant vessels as well a close to a dozen fully armed galleons.