By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.

Christopher Columbus

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Christopher Columbus

Born in Genoa in 1451, Columbus lobbied courts for a decade before Spain backed his Atlantic crossing. In 1492 he reached the Bahamas, opening lasting European-American contact and launching the Age of Exploration.

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