1492 - Christopher Columbus's expedition makes landfall on Caribbean island (likely Watling Island, Bahamas). The explorer believes he has reached East Asia (OS 21 Oct)
1792 - First celebration of Columbus Day in the USA held in New York
1822 - Second eruption of Galunggung (Java) destroys summit of mountain
1854 - Lincoln University founded as Ashmun Institute
1886 - Hurricane & sea surge kills 250 at Indianola Texas
1968 - Equatorial Guinea (Spanish Guinea) declares independence from Spain. (Independence Day)
Columbus Day in Costa Rica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, USA, Uruguay, Chile, Columbia, Belize
