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*'''1492:''' [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/columbus_christopher.shtml Christopher Columbus] sails across the Atlantic Ocean and reaches an island in the Bahamas in the Caribbean Sea. | *'''1492:''' [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/columbus_christopher.shtml Christopher Columbus] sails across the Atlantic Ocean and reaches an island in the Bahamas in the Caribbean Sea. | ||
*'''1498:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cabot John Cabot] sailed the Eastern Shore near present day Worcester County. | *'''1498:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cabot John Cabot] sailed the Eastern Shore near present day Worcester County. | ||
*'''1507"''' The name "America" is first used in a geography book referring to the New World with [http://library.thinkquest.org/4034/vespucci.html Amerigo Vespucci] getting credit for the discovery of the continent. | |||
*'''1513:''' [http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/juan-ponce-de-leon.htm Juan Ponce de León] explores the Florida coast. | *'''1513:''' [http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/juan-ponce-de-leon.htm Juan Ponce de León] explores the Florida coast. | ||
*'''1524:''' [http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/giovanni-da-verrazzano.htm Giovanni da Verrazano] explores the coast from Carolina north to Nova Scotia, enters New York harbor. | *'''1524:''' [http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/giovanni-da-verrazzano.htm Giovanni da Verrazano] explores the coast from Carolina north to Nova Scotia, enters New York harbor. | ||