英语新闻与报道—News & Reports 76（在线收听）

 Wk 41 (12 October 1492)

Columbus Reaches The "New World"This Week in HistoryChristopher Columbus leads the first Europeans to sail across the Atlantic.

In 1492, Christopher Columbus led 3 ships across the Atlantic in search of a short route to Asia. They first found land on an island in The Bahamas in Central America. Columbus referred to the native people living there as "Indians", believing he had actually reached "The Indies" in Asia. He continued to believe this until the end of his life.