Ferdinand Magellan and the Manila Galleons The Magellan–Elcano voyage. Victoria, one of the original five ships, circumnavigated the globe after the death of Ferdinand Magellan.Oceania was explored b ...
Prehistory Polynesia theories See also: Polynesia#History_of_the_Polynesian_people, Early history of Tonga, and FijiAustronesians expansion map (French)The Polynesian people are considered to be by li ...
Main articles: 1990s, History of the United States (since 1988), and History of Canada (1992–present)The End of the Cold War and the beginning of the era of sustained economic expansion coincided dur ...
Main articles: 1980s, History of the United States (1980–1988), and History of Canada (1982-1992)Mexican presidents Miguel de la Madrid, in the early 80s and Carlos Salinas de Gortari in the late 80s ...
Main articles: History of the United States (1964–1980), History of Canada (1960–1981), 1960s, and 1970sDuring this time the United States became involved in the Vietnam War as part of the global Co ...
Main articles: History of the United States (1945–1964), History of Canada (1945–1960), 1950s, 1960s, Cold War, and African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968)The early Cold War era saw the ...
Main articles: Canada in the World Wars and Interwar Years, Mexican Revolution, and History of the United States (1918–1945)World War IMain articles: World War I and Military history of Canada during ...
Main articles: History of the United States (1865–1918), Reconstruction era of the United States, Post-Confederation Canada (1867-1914), and PorfiriatoIn both Russia and China the second half of the ...
Main articles: History of the United States (1849–1865), American Civil War, Canadian Confederation, and French intervention in MexicoThe secession of the Confederate States and the resulting civil w ...
Main articles: History of the United States (1789–1849), Canada under British Imperial control (1764–1867), and Mexican–American WarFrom the time of independence of the United States, that country ...
Main articles: American Revolution, Industrial Revolution, History of the United States (1776–1789), and Mexican War of IndependenceThe coming of the American Revolution had a great impact across the ...
Main articles: Colonial history of the United States, Former colonies and territories in Canada, New France, Thirteen Colonies, French and Indian Wars, and New SpainBy 1663 the French crown had taken ...
Early discoveries Map of North America (1621).Main article: Norse colonization of the AmericasThere was limited contact between North American people and the outside world before 1492. Several theoret ...
Main articles: Settlement of the Americas and Paleo-IndiansSee also: Genetic history of indigenous peoples of the AmericasMap of early human migrations based on the Out of Africa theory. Homo sapiens ...
The history of North America encompasses the past developments of people populating the continent of North America. The continent became a human habitat later than continents such as Africa, Asia, and ...
