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4th December, 1674 Marquette founded the first European settlement
19th November, 1875 was born Hiram Bingham
18th November, 1832 was born Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
14th November, 1963 the island Surtsey was founded
11th November, 1729 was born Louis Antoine comte de Bougainville
This Day in History
17th October, 1740 during the Second Kamchatka expedition was founded Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Expedition, which was led directly by Vitus Bering, often ...
This Day in History 2014-10-17
12th October, 1492 Columbus discovered America
On the 12th of October , 1492, having reached the island of San Salvador, Christopher Columbus landed in the ...
This Day in History 2014-10-12
28th September, 1542 Juan Cabrillo sail along the coast of California
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo (approx. 1499 - January 3, 1543) - conquistador and explorer of ...
This Day in History 2014-09-28
24th September, 1664 British expedition invaded the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam is the original name of New York in the 1626-1664s. In 1602, ...
This Day in History 2014-09-24
23th September, 1913 the French pilot Roland Garros first ever flew over the Mediterranean Sea
Roland Garros (October 6, 1888 - October 5, 1918) - French ...
This Day in History 2014-09-23
September, 1871 Miklouho-Maclay landed on the coast of New Guinea
Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay - Russian ethnographer, anthropologist, biologist and traveler, ...
This Day in History 2014-09-17
15th September, 1835 Charles Darwin on board the brig "Beagle" arrived on the Galapagos Islands
Charles Robert Darwin - English naturalist and explorer, one of ...
This Day in History 2014-09-15
September, 1856 Semenov-Tyan-Shan reached Tien Shan
Peter Petorovich Semenov-Tyan-Shan graduated from the University of St. Petersburg in 1849. He was ...
This Day in History 2014-09-05
22d August, 1812 were discovered the ruins of Petra
On the 22d of August, 1812 Swiss Johann Burkhardt found the ruins of the ancient city of Petra . ...
This Day in History 2014-08-22
14th August, 1850 at Cape Kuegda was raised Russian flag
On the 14th of August, 1850 during the expedition to the Far East, led by naval officer Gennady ...
This Day in History 2014-08-14