1504: Lunar Eclipse Saves Columbus' Crew

As we commemorate the day Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas, 
we note how he saved his crew from starvation using astronomical 
information from an almanac. During a 1504 Total Lunar Eclipse, the natives of Jamaica cower in fear, as Christopher Columbus warns that his God is displeased with them.

More: http://spacewatchtower.blogspot.com/2014/10/1504-lunar-eclipse-saves-columbus-crew.html
  
             
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