1492 - Columbus' fleet anchors at "Fernandina" (Long Island, Bahamas)
1600 - Olivier van Noorts ships reach Philippines
1867 - Alaska adopts Gregorian calendar, crosses intl date line
1995 - Skye Bridge connecting mainland Highland with the Isle of Skye, Scotland.
2012 - The extrasolar planet Alpha Centauri Bb is discovered.
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