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Expedition Kon-Tiki 1947. Across the Pacific.

On This Day In History: Adventurer Thor Heyerdahl And His Kon-Tiki Reached French Polynesia – On August 7, 1947

AncientPages.com | August 7, 2016

AncientPages.com - On August 7, 1947, Thor Heyerdahl's raft, the Kon –Tiki, reached Polynesia. Heyerdahl and his five adventurers sailed from Peru to the Tuamotus, French Polynesia, in a

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On This Day In History: Columbus Reached Honduras With His Ships – On July 30, 1502

AncientPages.com | July 30, 2016

AncientPages.com - On July 30, 1502, Christopher Columbus reached the Bay Islands of Honduras with his ships. He landed at mainland Honduras (Trujillo) and named the area "Honduras" (meaning