This document lists 10 examples of events or discoveries described in the passive voice. It describes America being discovered by Christopher Columbus, conquered by Hernan Cortes, and the car being invented by Ford. Other examples include the condom being used by Egyptians, television being invented in 1995, natural selection being created by Darwin, genetics being discovered by Mendel, the Earth being discovered as round by Galileo, aspirin being discovered by Hippocrates, and the apple being invented by Steve Jobs.