In 1541, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto becomes the first European colonizer to discover the Mississippi River. In 1909, ...

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Over its 60+ year history, Doctor Who has made some mistakes, including a few that continue to haunt the franchise.

A ship from Bordeaux carrying the plague, lands in Melcombe Regis (now Weymouth), Dorset. 1360: The Treaty of Brétigny ...