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October 12: On This Day in World History … briefly
Though Christopher Columbus came to be considered the discoverer of America in US and European popular culture, he was not even the first European to reach its shores, having been preceded by Erik the Red in 10th-century.
1492: Christopher Columbus’s expedition makes landfall in the Caribbean
After a month of experiencing mirages of land, explorer Christopher Columbus and his three ships sighted terra firma at dawn.
Columbus went ashore and took possession of the island in the name of his patrons Isabella and Ferdinand.
Most notable historic snippets or facts extracted from the book ‘On This Day’ first published in 1992 by Octopus Publishing Group Ltd, London, as well as additional supplementary information extracted from Wikipedia.
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