Why Columbus Didn't 'Discover' America | Before Columbus

The idea that Columbus discovered America has been receding for many years. Leif Eiriksson's settlement there five hundred years earlier was regarded as semi-mythical until excavations in Newfoundland proved its truth. Before Columbus describes how there is an increasing body of evidence to show...

49 min - History - Timeline - World History Documentaries

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