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Jan 1, 900
Toltec civilization develops in present day Mexico
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Jan 1, 1000
Vikings visited coastline of Newfoundland
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Jan 1, 1327
Aztecs established Mexico City
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Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas
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Jan 1, 1510
Spain began settlements in Jamaica
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Jan 1, 1519
Hernando Cortes defeated the Aztecs
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Apr 17, 1565
Spanish founded Saint Augustine, Florida
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English colonists settled on Roanoke Island, Virginia
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New Mexico claimed by Spanish Explorers
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Henry Hudson explored New York Bay and Hudson River
