The Day Europe First Saw California
On September 28, 1542, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo sailed into San Diego Bay and became the first European to set foot on the West Coast of the United States.
Tales from the year 1542
The Rout at Solway Moss
On November 24, 1542, an English force of 3,000 routed a Scottish army of up to 18,000 at Solway Moss — a humiliation that hastened a king's death.