What major event in history did Christopher Columbus discover and it was not discovering America?

Question

Upon my discovery , I found out that Christoper Columbus did not discovery America like they teach our children in school. I found out that he ..... do you know who discover America and what did Christopher Columbus roll play in all this because for real he did not discover America! What is the real spelling of his name...?

Answer 1

your question is ridiculous on the grounds that no one "discovered" America. It was already inhabited by Indians for thousands of years before the Vikings or Columbus arrived. I don't know where you went to school, but this is what I was taught in school.

Answer 2

In the world: The discovery of fire The beginning of agriculture The beginning of the written language Fast forward: The birth of Jesus Christ The fall of Rome The 30 Years War The Renaissance The "discovery" of the Americas The colonization of the Americas The American Revolution The Industrial Revolution The French Revolution 1849 Gold Discovery in California The American Civil War The invention of the automobile World War I The Great Depression World War II The Holocaust The Cold War The founding of the state of Isreal The Cuban Missile Crisis Kennedy Assassination Vietnam Man landing on the Moon The Fall of the USSR The Gulf War The Oklahoma City Bombing September 11th, 2001 The current Iraq War The election of Obama I know I missed a lot but I'm sure other people will help.

Answer 3

It was the pilgrims that discovered America. Of
course no one beat the American-Indians who were
already here. Columbus and his bunch in 3 ships
didn't arrive until 1492. They arrived at a different
location than did the Pilgrims.

Answer 4

he was one of the first Europens to ever reach the western Hemisphere.

Your right he never landed in what we call today America, but he did land on several Caribbean islands.

Answer 5

Eric the red.