Columbus Life Story in 60 Seconds - How Being Wrong Changed History

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[00:00:00]Christopher Columbus's life story explained in 1 minute. Columbus was born in 1451 in Italy. He became obsessed with reaching Asia by sailing west, convinced the earth was smaller than it actually was.

[00:00:11]For years he begged European kings for ships and money. They all rejected his impossible plan. Finally in 1492, Spain's Queen Isabella agreed to fund his journey.

[00:00:21]Columbus sailed across the Atlantic and landed in the Caribbean. He thought he'd reached the Indies and called the natives Indians. He made four trips to the New World, always believing he'd found Asia. Columbus died in 1506, still convinced he'd reached the Indies. His miscalculation accidentally led Europeans to the Americas, changing world history forever.

[00:00:41]Columbus proved that sometimes being wrong can change everything.