Who first discovered the United States of America?

But being your question was who first discovered the United States, awarding Columbus with the answer would not be 100% accurate because Columbus never set foot on any land that would now be part of the United States. read more

The history of the United States began with the settlement of Indigenous people before 10,000 BC. Numerous cultures formed. The arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492 started the European colonization of the Americas. Most colonies formed after 1600. read more

1930 Lucifer was a main-belt asteroid discovered at the United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station (NOFS) in Flagstaff, Arizona on October 29, 1964 by American astronomer Elizabeth Roemer. 1964 Hepatitis B virus. The Hepatitis B virus was discovered in 1965 by Baruch Blumberg, while working at the National Institutes of Health. read more