The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald is published. In 2001, the book would be one of two books by Fitzgerald to be named to the list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by the editorial board of the American Modern Library.
Ford Maddox Ford publishes No More Parades[?]. It is the second book of a four-volume work titled Parade's End[?] published between 1924 and 1928. In 2001 the collection would be named as part of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by the editorial board of the American Modern Library.
... River, first non-African to ever climb
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Abel Tasman, (1603-1659), discovered Tasmania and New Zealand
Luis Vaez de Torres[?], sea explorer
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Giovanni da Verrazano, ...