Columbus reaches the Americas
Seeking a western route to Asia, Columbus's four voyages connected two human worlds that had been separate for over ten millennia.
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Vasco da Gama reaches India by sea
Rounding Africa to reach Calicut, da Gama opened a direct sea route from Europe to Asia, guided part-way by the pilot Ahmad ibn Mājid.
Sputnik beeps over the world
A 58 cm polished metal sphere transmitted a simple beep from orbit; anyone with a receiver could hear it pass overhead.
Apollo 11 lands on the Moon
Four days after launch, Armstrong and Aldrin flew the LM Eagle to Tranquility Base with about 30 seconds of fuel margin; Collins waited in orbit.
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Columbus reaches the Americas
Seeking a western route to Asia, Columbus's four voyages connected two human worlds that had been separate for over ten millennia.
Vasco da Gama reaches India by sea
Rounding Africa to reach Calicut, da Gama opened a direct sea route from Europe to Asia, guided part-way by the pilot Ahmad ibn Mājid.
Sputnik beeps over the world
A 58 cm polished metal sphere transmitted a simple beep from orbit; anyone with a receiver could hear it pass overhead.
Apollo 11 lands on the Moon
Four days after launch, Armstrong and Aldrin flew the LM Eagle to Tranquility Base with about 30 seconds of fuel margin; Collins waited in orbit.