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Dec 16, 1000
Vikings first discover Greenland
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Dec 16, 1407
Zheng He begins his voyages in China
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Dec 16, 1482
Christopher Columbus discovers the West Indies
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Dec 16, 1488
Bartholomeu Dias rounds the tip of Africa
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Dec 16, 1497
John Cabot discovers Newfoundland
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May 20, 1498
Vasco da Gama reaches India after rounding Africa
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Dec 16, 1500
Pedro Alvarez Cabral discovers Brazil
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Dec 10, 1522
Megellan’s ship Sails around the wrold