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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.

1579

Sir Francis Drake claims California for England

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1924

Final sighting of George Mallory on Mount Everest

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1910

Robert Falcon Scott’s Terra Nova expedition begins

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1520

This Day in History Video: What Happened on November 28

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1493

This Day in History Video: What Happened on January 9

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1871

This Day in History Video: What Happened on March 21

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1788

This Day in History Video: What Happened on January 26

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This Day in History Video: What Happened on December 18

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This Day in History Video: What Happened on May 14

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This Day in History Video: What Happened on October 12

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This Day in History Video: What Happened on August 3

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This Day in History Video: What Happened on December 5

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