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THURSDAY, Nov. 5, 2026

1492-Christopher Columbus learns how to grow and harvest maize (corn) from Cuba's Indigenous population 1556-Second Battle of Panipat: Hindu Emperor of North India Hem Chandra Vikramaditya is defeated…

  • Christopher Columbus discovers maize cultivation among Cuba's Indigenous peoples in 1492.
  • Guy Fawkes' failed Gunpowder Plot aims to assassinate King James I in 1605.

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