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Forgive me if this has been discussed before, but a discussion in another thread inspired my interest...

WI, for whatever reason, Columbus never sails on his expedition, nor pursues it or seeks the funds from any European governments. Maybe Columbus himself is stillborn. In any case, he is erased from history in a way that doesn't affect any events in Europe (no butterfly rampages).

How long before Europeans discover America? Who does, and how? Will indigenous American civilization have advanced any further, and will they offer any more resistance? Could China find it first? Who settles it, colonizes it, fights over it? Which powers land where?

I understand there are infinite possibilities... let's here as many as we can come up with.
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