World History Minute: Balboa reaches the pacific
World History Minute: Balboa reaches the pacific
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On September 25, 1513, Balboa sighted the Pacific Ocean. Historian John Schmidt tells how the discovery changed history.
(Photo: Flickr/GD Taber)