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Exploration - This Day In History

In the 15th century, Europeans began to sail west across the Atlantic Ocean in search of new routes to China and the East, but in the process they discovered what they labeled a "New World," although Indigenous people had lived there for centuries. Other explorers have pushed the limits of flight and seafaring, and traversed the frozen Continent of Antarctica.

1910

Robert Falcon Scott’s Terra Nova expedition begins

Exploration
2014

Mt. Everest sees its single deadliest day

Exploration
1520

This Day in History: 11/28/1520 – Magellan Reaches the Pacific

Exploration
1493

This Day In History: 01/09/1493 – Columbus Sees Mermaids

Exploration
1871

This Day in History: 03/21/1871 – Stanley begins search for Livingstone

Exploration
1788

This Day In History: 01/26/1788 – Australia Day

Exploration

This Day in History: 12/18/1632 – Mayflower Comes Ashore

Exploration

This Day in History: 05/14/1804 – Lewis and Clark Depart

Exploration

This Day in History: 10/12/1492 – Columbus Set Sail

Exploration

This Day in History: 08/03/1958 – Nautilus Reaches North Pole

Exploration

This Day in History: 12/05/1945 – Planes Lost in Bermuda Triangle

Exploration

This Day in History: 12/14/1911 – Amundsen Reaches South Pole

Exploration
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