Notable history events by Ragda Al-hawashla https://padlet.com/hawashlaragda/vaweshyxs929ocx3 en-us 2021-07-10 15:26:33 UTC 2025-12-04 01:52:48 UTC hello@padlet.com The Discovery of America 1492. hawashlaragda https://padlet.com/hawashlaragda/vaweshyxs929ocx3/wish/1644122441 Americans get a day off work on October 12 to celebrate Columbus Day. It's an annual holiday that commemorates the day on October 12, 1492, when the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus officially set foot in the Americas, and claimed the land for Spain. It has been a national holiday in the United States since 1937.

]]> 2021-07-10 15:36:43 UTC https://padlet.com/hawashlaragda/vaweshyxs929ocx3/wish/1644122441 Moon Landing 1969 hawashlaragda https://padlet.com/hawashlaragda/vaweshyxs929ocx3/wish/1644124818 On July 20, 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong (1930-2012) and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin (1930-) became the first humans ever to land on the moon. ]]> 2021-07-10 15:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/hawashlaragda/vaweshyxs929ocx3/wish/1644124818