1492: Christopher Columbus By Mick Ferris, Press Association, AP, UPI, calendar.songfacts.com, classicbands.com and thisdayinmusic.com 1397: Geoffrey Chaucer tells the “Canterbury Tales” for the first time at the court of Richard II. 1421: The sea broke the dikes at Dort, Holland, drowning an estimated 100,000 people. 1492: Christopher Columbus signs a contract with the Spanish monarchs to find the “Indies” with the stated goal of converting people to Catholicism. This promises him 10 per cent of all riches found, and the governorship of any lands encountered. 1521: Martin Luther went before the Diet of Worms to face charges stemming from his religious writings. (Luther was later declared an outlaw by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.) 1524: Italian navigator Giovanni Verrazano discovered New York Harbor. 1534: Sir Thomas More is confined in the Tower of London. 1790: U.S. statesman, printer, scientist and writer Benjamin Franklin died in Philadelphia at age 84. 1808: Napoleon orders the s...
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