Yolo County opens shelter. Yolo County has opened a shelter to assist those affected by the Oroville Dam spillway evacuation at the Yolo County Fairgrounds in the home arts building, 1250 East Gum Avenue, Woodland.
Many explorers thought they could find a route to Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean. Instead of Asia, they found North America. For a long time, explorers tried to sail around or find a passage through North America.They called the route they were looking for the Northwest Passage.hile they were looking for a shorter route to Asia, European explorers found a new land. The explorers met Aboriginal Peoples in the new land they visited. The explorers began to trade with them. Sometimes the explorers also fought with them.
Dias was the first explorer to sail from Europe to Africaâs Cape of Good Hope. Vasco da Gama. One of the most famous explorers of all time, da Gama was the first European explorer to sail around the southern tip of Africa, eventually landing in the vast trading empires of India. Spanish Explorers : Christopher Columbus