Giovanni Da Verrazzano
1485-1528
Italian discoverer who was the first European to explore and chart the Atlantic coastline from Newfoundland to as far south as North Carolina, including what is now kn...
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Verrazano, Giovanni Da
1485
Tuscany, Italy
1528
Guadeloupe, West Indies
Italian explorer, first European to sight eastern North America
" . . . we reached a new country, which had never before ...
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Giovanni da Verrazano
Born 1485, Tuscany, Italy Died 1528, Guadeloupe, West Indies
The name Verrazano is familiar to many in North America because of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, which spans from B...
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The Italian navigator and explorer Giovanni da Verrazano (ca. 1485-ca. 1528) made a voyage to North America in 1524-1525, in the service of France, during which he explored and charted the Atlantic co...
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Today is Tuesday, April 17, the 107th day of 2007. There are 258 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On April 17, 1961, about 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched the disastrous B...
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Giovanni Da Verrazzano
Verrazano, Giovanni Da
Giovanni da Verrazano
Giovanni da Verrazano
Today in history - April 17
