On October 12, 1492, a sailor on the Pinta, (one of the three ships in Columbus' voyage) sighted land. The crew reach San Salvador the next day.
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While the "Native Americans," the Norse, the Chinese and perhaps others discovered America earlier, the discovery by Columbus in 1492 is considered the "official" date of discovery becasue that is the discovery from which the modern world descends.
they arrived back home.
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