On August 3rd of 1492 Christopher Columbus would accidentally discover the Americas. He intended to find a new trade route to India, but miscalculated the circumference of the world. Join Cliff of That Was History for today's episode about Christopher Columbus and his great discovery from history. <br /><br />That Was History is an educational, history channel with a laid back feel. TWH was founded by Cliff Langston and Jeremy Payne. Each episode contains a historical event and facts that correspond to a particular date. Join the That Was History community and start getting your daily history update, today! <br /><br />RESOURCES:<br /><br />http://www.datesandevents.org/people-timelines/15-christopher-columbus-timeline.htm<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus<br /><br />SUBSCRIBE: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=yabigfreak<br />FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/thatwashistory<br />TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/thatwashistory<br />WEBSITE: http://thatwashistoryonline.com<br />EMAIL: thatwashistory2012@gmail.com<br /><br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />All images are in the public domain and are provided by the national archive or http://publicdomainpictures.net<br /><br />Royalty Free Music by:<br />http://audiomicro.com/royalty-free-music
