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Leif Eriksson dicovered Vinland
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Constantinople was captured by the Ottoman Empire
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Amerigo is the Italian form of his first name.
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Christopher Columbus landed on what he called Hisponola.
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Juan Ponce de Leion landed in what is today Florida
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Magellan had made it to the Phillipines before he died and completing his journey.
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Sir Walter founded this colony of England in today's North Carolina.
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The Spanish Armada was wiped out by a storm while on its way to defeat English ships.
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Captain John Smith founded Jamestown in today's Virginia for England.