The tensions grew between the U.S and Soviet Union at the end of WWII because the separation of Germany and whether or not Poland should choose their own government and Germany's reparations. Also Soviet wanted to keep Germany weak because Germany had invaded them twice in 30 years.
After Cortés, conquistadors explored Central and South America to find gold and treasure. Pizarro conquered the Inca empire in South Americas in the 1530s. Conquistadors went north looking for gold. Juan Ponce de León claimed present-day Florida for Spain in 1513.
A pipe bomb explosion that occurred on July 27, 1996.