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Pequot Indians Open Casino in Connecticut

Air/Publish Date: 04/15/1992
Event Date: 1637 - 1992

Descendants of the Pequot tribe establish a casino in Connecticut. The Pequots were nearly made extinct when they were attacked by the English settlers in 1637.

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European Explorers Search for a New Route to Asia

Air/Publish Date: 10/16/1965
Event Date: 1486 - 1492

In the 1400's, European explorers search for a route to Asia. Among them is Bartholomew Diaz, the first to round the Cape of Good Hope in 1486.

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Authors Michael Dorris and Louise Erdrich Discuss Christopher Columbus

Air/Publish Date: 04/29/1991
Event Date: 1492

Authors Michael Dorris and Louise Erdrich, husband and wife who both have Native American roots, have coauthored "The Crown of Columbus," a novel about Christopher Columbus.

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Cross-Country Protests on 500th Anniversary of Columbus Day

Air/Publish Date: 10/12/1992
Event Date: 1492

The 500th anniversary of Columbus discovering America is met with protest in Mexico City. In Chicago, red paint is used to symbolize what some think was the genocide of Indians in the Americas.

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History of Christopher Columbus

Air/Publish Date: 10/08/1989
Event Date: 1492

NBC anchor Al Roker debates the legacy of Christopher Columbus with historian Richard Shenkman. Shenkman says there is proof that Christopher Columbus did not discover North America.

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