Dates That Made History
Season 1, Episode 4: 1492: The New World
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1492 was officially the year the Americas were 'discovered', marking the end of the Middle Ages. Yet it's possible that Christopher Columbus setting foot on a West Indian beach in October obscures a far more complex story.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
33 AD: The Crucifixion of Jesus
Episode 2
24 September 622: The Hegira
Episode 3
323 BC: Death of Alexander the Great
Episode 4
1492: The New World
Episode 5
20 June 1789: The Tennis Court Oath
Episode 6
11 February 1990: Liberation of Nelson Mandela
Episode 7
24 August 79: Destruction of Pompeii
Episode 8
6 August, 1945: Hiroshima
Episode 9
1347: The Beginning of the Black Death
Episode 10
1431: The Fall of Angkor