Christopher Columbus Greatest Achievements

Many very important events happen every day each year all over the world. Some are not as interesting as others but are still just as important. They range from discovering a new species to the launch of the first rocket into space. Many people don’t think of these even when their birthday lies on it. After researching historic events on my birthday, August 1st, I have found three very interesting topics: Columbus discovering South America, how the first world war started, and an ex-marine going on a killing spree in Texas.

Christopher Columbus was a very important man in the 15th & 16th century because of his many achievements around the world. One of his greatest achievements occurred on August 1st which was discovering the continent of South America. It was an extremely dangerous journey that took four long voyages to fully complete. On the first voyage, he landed on the Paria Peninsula and thought it was a small island. He founded a small colony on Hispaniola a while after, and “returned to Spain with riches along with Indian Captives in 1496”(Columbus Lands). With his return, he was congratulated with high honor and sent back to gain more land and riches. The next three voyages did not end

It all started when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Germany defended Austria-Hungary while Russia sided with Serbia. A while later France, who is Russia’s ally, began to mobilize as well. Great Britain decided to fight too after French leaders urged them to join many times. A few weeks into the war Germany started their assault. First they invaded Luxembourg and after that the soldiers also attacked Belgium. Each participating country thought they would be victorious, but the war had just begun. “At the end of 1919 well over a million soldiers had died or had been wounded on and off the battlefield with another four years left to go in World War 1”(War takes