1497-07-08

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This Day in History: 1497-07-08

(July 08, 1497)
Vasco da Gama set out from Lisbon with a fleet of four ships on this day in 1497, ushering in a new era in world history by opening a sea passage from western Europe to Asia through the Cape of Good Hope.