Marco Polo begins his exploration of China and Asia
Nov 14, 1432
Portuguese navigators discovered the Azores
Nov 14, 1470
Portuguese begin African exploration
Nov 14, 1488
Bartholomeu Dias of Portugal sails from the Iberian Peninsula to the south of Africa.
Nov 14, 1492
The Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus
Nov 14, 1500
Vicente Pinzon and Juan Dias de Solis discover Brazil
Nov 14, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan is the first to go around the world
Nov 14, 1533
Sebastian de Benalcazar explores Ecuador
Nov 14, 1540
Discovery of the Grand Canyon by Garcia Lopez de Cardenas
Captain John Smith explorer and founder of Jamestown
Captain James Cook discovers New Zealand
George Vancouver explores Canada
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark explore the Louisiana Territory
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen becomes the first person to see the Antarctic continent
Dr. David Livingstone explores Africa
Adrien de Gerlache explores Antarctica
Roald Amundsen first on the South Pole followed by Robert F. Scott, Edward Wilson, Edgar Evans and Lawrence Oates
Yuri Gagarin becomes the first Man in Space
Moon Landing Neil Armstrong commander of the Apollo 11 mission, accompanied by Buzz Aldrin while their teammate Michael Collins controlled the command module Columbia.
