Age codes include HY (hatching year), indicating a bird in the calendar year of its hatching; SY (second year), indicating a bird in its second calendar year (HY/SY indicates a bird in its first plumage cycle, being HY until 31 Dec and SY after 1 Jan); TY (third year), indicating a bird in its third calendar year; AHY (after-hatching year), ...
Leif erickson and the vikings were in fact the first to discover and settle on what is now called the united states of america. Christopher Columbus is given credit for discovering the New World, but was he really the first person to step foot in this new land.
Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, who in 1969 took a small step to become the first human to set foot on the moon, has died at the age of 82. Armstrong, who described his first steps on the lunar surface as a giant leap for all mankind, died on Saturday (Aug. 25).