Who Really Discovered America?

“In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue”—it’s one of the most famous verses in American history. But today, the idea that Columbus was the first to discover the New World has become one more rooted in fiction than in fact.

In this feature-length special, explore compelling evidence that suggests America was a veritable Grand Central Station for the world’s people well before Columbus’s time. From Chinese, Japanese, and Polynesian to Norse, Welsh, Irish, and Ancient Hebrew, no fewer than a dozen cultures across the globe claim to have landed in America long before the famous Spaniard—and some even before the time of Christ.

Join HISTORY™ as it re-builds the ships, traces the routes, tests the artifacts, and analyzes the blood evidence to finally learn the answer to one of our culture’s greatest puzzles—WHO REALLY DISCOVERED AMERICA?