the worlds history

when did the first human was settled in america

11,500 BCE

During the second half of the 20th Century, a consensus emerged among North American archaeologists that the Clovis people had been the first to reach the Americas, about 11,500 years ago. The ancestors of the Clovis were thought to have crossed a land bridge linking Siberia to Alaska during the last ice age.

When Hawaii was discovered

1778 BCE

Captain James Cook led three separate voyages to chart unknown areas of the globe for the British Empire. On his third voyage, he encountered Hawaii.

Samoa was Discovered around about 3,500 years ago by thre Austronesian

1772 BCE

Dutchman, Jacob Roggeveen was the first European to sight the islands in 1722, but it wasn't until 1830 when the Reverend John Williams arrived in Savai'i, that the Christian gospel had an impact on Samoan life. Visitors to Samoa may be shown the monuments to John Williams on both main islands.

Fiji was Discovered

1772 BCE

Fiji was Discovered around about 3,500 years ago by thre Austronesia

The Endeavour sighted the east coast of Australia

1770 BCE

On 19 April 1770, the Endeavour sighted the east coast of Australia and ten days later landed at Botany Bay. Cook charted the coast to its northern extent and, along with the ship's naturalist, Joseph Banks, who subsequently reported favourably on the possibilities of establishing a colony at Botany Bay.

When Alaska was discovered

1728 BCE

In 1728 an expedition commissioned by Tsar Peter I (the Great) of Russia and led by a Danish mariner, Vitus Bering, determined that the new land was not linked to the Russian mainland, but, because of fog, the expedition failed to locate North America. On Bering's second voyage, in 1741, the peak of Mount St.

when was new zealand discovered

1642 BCE

The first European to arrive in New Zealand was the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1642. The name New Zealand comes from the Dutch 'Nieuw Zeeland

New Zealand Background imformation

1642 BCE

Early New Zealand history suggests the islands were first settled by Eastern Polynesians between 1250-1300. Over the years since, these settlers developed their own distinct culture called 'Māori'. The first European thought to have landed on New Zealand shores was a Dutch explorer called Abel Tasman in 1642.

when did Tonga first settled

1616 BCE

The first Europeans arrived in 1616 when the Dutch explorers Willem Schouten and Jacob Le Maire spotted Tongans in a canoe off the coast of Niuatoputapu, and the famous Abel Tasman followed soon after.

when South Africa Discovered

1480 BCE

The 1480s - Portuguese navigator, Bartholomeu Dias is the first European to travel around the southern tip of Africa. 1497 - Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama lands on Natal coast. 1652 - Jan van Riebeeck, representing the Dutch East India Company, founds the Cape Colony at Table Bay.

Samalas eruption

1257 BCE

In 1257, a catastrophic eruption occurred at the Samalas volcano on the Indonesian island of Lombok. The event had a probable Volcanic Explosivity Index of 7, making it one of the largest volcanic eruptions during the current Holocene epoch.

The last time Lake Taupo 186 AD

186

The 186 A.D. eruption of Taupo in New Zealand has been considered one of the largest eruptions during the last 10,000 years. It produced over 50 cubic kilometers of volcanic ash and debris (tephra) and pyroclastic flows that destroyed over 20,000 square kilometres of the North Island of New Zealand.