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Short biographies of explorers of North and Central America.
Henry Hudson (1565-1611) was an English explorer and navigator who sailed to North America four times.
Matthew Henson (1866 - 1955) was an African-American explorer and one of the first people to visit the North Pole.
John Cabot (1450-1499) was an Italian-born English explorer and navigator who explored Canada.
Samuel de Champlain (1567?-1635) was a French explorer/navigator who mapped much of northeastern North America.
Read about the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus and his various voyages from Europe to the Americas.
Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521) was a Portuguese explorer who led the first expedition that sailed around the Earth.
Sacajawea (1788-1812) was a Shoshone Indian who guided and acted as interpreter and negotiator for Lewis and Clark.
James Cook (1728-1779) was a British explorer and astronomer who went on many expeditions around the world.
Sally Ride (1951 - 2012) was the first American woman in space. Her first space trip was aboard the Challenger in 1983.
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