From Old World to Beyond

  • Period: Jan 1, 1450 to

    Timespan

  • Apr 4, 1492

    Columbus First Exploratiion of the Americas

    Columbus lead his first exploration westward. He thought he landed in the islands near Asia but he landed in the Bahamas.
  • Sep 15, 1497

    King Henry VII Sent John Cabot to Americas.

    King Henry sent Cabot to find the Northwest Passage.
  • Period: Sep 16, 1497 to Sep 16, 1498

    Vasco da Gama makes it to Asia by Sailing West.

    Gama sails through a path to Asia
  • Nov 23, 1498

    Columbus 2nd Expedition

    Columbus landed in South America.
  • Period: Sep 16, 1508 to Sep 16, 1509

    Juan Ponce de Leon Settled Peurto Rico.

  • Jul 16, 1520

    Spain led an Exoedition to Make a Military Fort in Florida

  • Sep 15, 1524

    France Discovers NC

    Verrazano sent by France to North America and he found North Carolina
  • Nov 26, 1539

    Hernando de Soto xziled to Fl and stayesd the winter in Present day Tallahassee

  • Sep 16, 1565

    St. Augustine was taken over ny Spain for a Fort.

  • Sep 16, 1566

    Juan Pardo and Hernando Boyano led a mission through the state of SC to the Blue Ridge Mtns

  • United States of America

  • Russia sends dog into space.