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*''' 986 or 990: '''Bjarne Herjulvson, a Viking, sighted the coast of Labrador. | *''' 986 or 990: '''Bjarne Herjulvson, a Viking, sighted the coast of Labrador. | ||
*'''1497: '''Newfoundland rediscovered by John Cabot and claimed for England. | *'''1497: '''Newfoundland rediscovered by John Cabot and claimed for England (Britain's oldest colony) . | ||
*'''1500s:''' English, French, Basque, and Portuguese fishermen contested the area. | *'''1500s:''' English, French, Basque, and Portuguese fishermen contested the area. | ||
*'''1534:''' Jacques Cartier visited Newfoundland. | *'''1534:''' Jacques Cartier visited Newfoundland. | ||