The Antonio Vilas Boas case from Brazil (1957) and the Hill Abduction in the US(1961) were the first cases of alien abduction.
Magellan proved Columbus' theory about the shape of the earth. He found an impractical water route to India. He also died before the journey was completed. The only thing that is not true is that Magellan sailed through the Isthmus of Panama.
On October 2, 1835, the growing tensions between Mexico and Texas erupt into violence when Mexican soldiers attempt to disarm the people of Gonzales, sparking the Texan war for independence. Texas—or Tejas as the Mexicans called it—had technically been a part of the Spanish empire since the 17th century.
California was to enter the Union as two states. The northern one would be a "free" state called California and the southern one would be a territory which was to immediately become a “slave” state to be called Colorado. Californians were outraged that the federal government could overrule the decision of a state.
