Digistoria – cele mai importante evenimente petrecute pe 12 octombrie

Christopher Columbus reached the New World in 1492, mistakenly believing he had arrived in Asia. He landed on an island he named San Salvador, now part of the Bahamas, and later explored Cuba. Despite making three more voyages, he never reached North America, but his journeys significantly altered world history. In 1960, during a UN speech, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev reacted angrily to accusations against the USSR, famously banging his shoe on the table. That same year, a 17-year-old student assassinated a prominent Japanese politician with a samurai sword during a speech in Tokyo, an event that dramatically impacted Japan's political landscape.