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Apr 11, 1008
THORFINN'S PEOPLE SAILED TO VINLAND
THEY ESTABLISHED A SETTLEMENT IN VINLAND. THORFINN AND HIS WIFE GUDRID HAD A CHILD NAMED SNORRI. SNORRI IS SAID TO BE THE FIRST CHILD IN AMERICA -
Apr 13, 1275
EXPLORERS FOUND A SEA PASSAGE TO THE EAST
MARCO POLO FROM VENICE, ITALY TRAVELLED BY CARAVAN OVERLAND ACROSS ASIA TO CHINA. HIS JOURNEY TOOK 20 YEARS -
Apr 11, 1450
JOHN CABOT WAS BORN
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Apr 13, 1451
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS WAS BORN
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Apr 13, 1491
JACQUES CARTIER WAS BORN
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Apr 13, 1492
COLUMBUS WENT TO MONARCHS OF SPAIN
COLUMBUS SAILED FROM SPAIN WITH 3 SHIPS CALLED SANTA MARIA, THE NINA, AND THE PINTA -
May 13, 1492
COLUMBUS SPOTS LAND
IT TURNED OUT TO BE BAHAMAS -
Apr 11, 1497
JOHN CABOT SETS SAIL
ON THE 40-METRE VESSEL THE 'MATTHEW' -
May 30, 1497
JOHN FINALLY FOUND LAND
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Apr 11, 1498
JOHN SETS SAIL
TO SEARCH FOR THE PASSAGE OF THE EAST -
Dec 11, 1499
JOHN CABOT DIES
SOME HISTORIANS BELEIVE THAT 4 OF HIS 5 SHIPS WERE LOST AT SEA DURING HIS SECOND VOYAGE -
Dec 25, 1506
COLUMBUS DIES
AFTER HIS DEATH, HE WAS CREDITED AS THE MAN WHO DISCOVERED AMERICA -
Apr 13, 1534
CARTIER STARTED HIS SEARCH FOR THE FAR EAST
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Apr 13, 1534
CARTIER SET SAILED FROM ST. MALO FRANCE
WITH 61 MEN -
Apr 13, 1535
CARTIER RETURNS TO NORTH AMERICA
WITH 2 CHILDREN HE KIDNAPPPED -
Nov 13, 1535
CARTIER EXPERIENCED HIS FIRST HARSH WINTER
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Apr 13, 1541
CARTIER RETURNED TO CANADA
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Apr 13, 1557
JACQUES CARTIER DIES
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Apr 13, 1567
SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN WAS BORN
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KING GAVE AYMAR DE CHASTE A MONOPLY FUR TRADE
DE CHASTE MADE ONE EXPEDITION TO CANADA THAT YEAR -
KING APPOINTED SIEUR DE MONTS
A MONOPLY FUR TRADE -
AYMAR AND SIEUR ESTABLISHED A SETTLEMENT
IN STADACONA -
WITH GUIDANCE FROM ALGONQUIN, CHAMPLAIN FOUND A LAKE
CALLED LAKE CHAMPLAIN -
CHAMPLAIN MADE HIS WAY
AS FAR AS THE GREAT LAKES -
SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN DIES
HE WAS CONSIDERED AS THE ''FATHER OF NEW FRANCE'' -
CHAMPLAIN'S ASTROLOBE WAS FOUND
IN PEMBROKE ONTARIO -
ARCHAEOLOGISTS FOUND PROOF ABOUT VIKINGS
VIKINGS ESTABLISHED A SETTLEMENT IN L'ANSE AUX MEADOWS -
VIKINGS
VIKINGS ERIC, AND RED WAS FOUND GUILTY OF MURDERING HIS NEIGHBOUR. THEN BANNED FROM ICELAND, THE VIKINGS SAILED WEST AND ESTABLISHED A SETTLEMENT IN GREENLAND -
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