| 1454 | Amerigo Vespucci is born | Amerigo was born in Florence, Italy. |
| 1478 | He travels to France with his uncle | Amerigo traveled to France with his uncle, who trained and educated him. He was preparing for a career in business. |
| 1492 | Amerigo travels to Spain | Amerigo went to Spain so he could help prepare ships to sail. He helped prepare Columbus' ships to sail toward the New World. |
| 1499 | He sails on a voyage to the New World | After working for several years with the ships, Amerigo was able to go on his own journey. He sailed with 4 ships to South America, and it was a time when the sailors thought they were sailing to the West Indies off of Asia. |
| 1501 | A journey to Brazil and Argentina | Amerigo returned to Spain, and then he went to work for Portugal. He sailed back to South America and explored Brazil and Argentina. |
| 1501 | Amerigo guesses the size of the world | Amerigo began to suspect that this new land wasn't the West Indies like everyone else thought. He suggested the world was much bigger than everyone thought. |
| 1502 | Vespucci names the stars in the sky | On his way home from the Americas, Amerigo studied the constellations and named a few. He named the Southern Cross, and others. |
| 1502 | The Americas are named in his honor | When Amerigo returned to Portugal, he told every one of his beliefs. He said they had found a new continent between Europe and Asia, and so the new land was named after him-America. |
| 1503 | Amerigo's travels are published | A pamphlet was put out describing Amerigo's travels in Brazil. |
| 1507 | False accounts almost damage Vespucci's name | A forged letter began circulating that claimed Vespucci discovered the Americas in 1487, before Christopher Columbus. Today we know this letter was probably not true. |
| 1508 | Vespucci becomes chief navigator | Spain created a new position for Amerigo. They made him the chief navigator for all of their future voyages. |
| 1512 | Amerigo Vespucci dies | Amerigo died of malaria. He was a brave and intelligent explorer, and Americans everywhere owe him their name. |
| 1538 | The first world map is drawn | A mapmaker in Germany had heard about Vespucci's discoveries. He made a world map that included North and South America. |
| 1931 | An Italian ship was built in his honor | Italy built a ship called the Amerigo Vespucci in honor of the Italian explorer. They also built a ship in honor of Christopher Columbus. |
| 2012 | A coin is minted in his honor | In 2012 a silver coin was minted in memorial of Amerigo Vespucci and his travels. |
