On This Day In History On This Day In History: Vasco De Gama Departed On The First European Voyage To India – On July 8, 1497 MessageToEagle.com | July 8, 2016 MessageToEagle.com – On July 8, 1497, Vasco da Gama Portuguese explorer, departed from Lisbon on voyage that led to discovery of searoute to India around the southern tip Read More