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240. Who Discovered the Americas? (English Vocabulary Lesson)
Thinking in English
The History of the Americas
In October every year, the USA and some other countries in the Americas celebrate the first arrival of Europeans on the continent. This day is to mark the date that Christopher Columbus stepped foot on an island in the Bahamas on October 12, 1492. The most controversial theory is that groups of humans crossed the Atlantic Ocean from Europe around 15,000 years ago. Could people have crossed such a massive ocean that many years ago? It's a controversial theory, but it could explain the developments we see in the Americas.
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