Giovanni da Verrazzano reaches New York Harbor

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First European to visit North America since the Norsman. He entered New York Bay here in 1524.

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Giovanni da Verrazzano

Giovanni da Verrazzano

Giovanni da Verrazzano (sometimes spelled "Verrazano") (1485–1528) was a Florentine explorer of North America, in the service of the King Francis I of France.

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni da Verrazzano

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