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Henry Hudson (c. 1565 – disappeared 23 June 1611) was an English sea explorer and navigator during the early 17th century, best known for his explorations of present-day Canada and parts of the Northeastern United States.
The Tappan Zee (/ ˌ t æ p ən ˈ z iː /; also Tappan Sea or Tappaan Zee) is a natural widening of the Hudson River, about 3 miles (4.8 km) across at its widest, in southeastern New York. It stretches about 10 miles (16 km) along the boundary between Rockland and Westchester counties, downstream from Croton Point to Irvington .
1610-11: The English explorer Henry Hudson, in Dutch service, continues the fruitless search for a passage to Asia. [1] [2] 1610: Henry Hudson, in service of the Netherlands, explores the river named for him. Hudson explores Hudson Bay in spite of a mutinous crew. Manhattan Indians attack his ship.
Northeast - English explorer Henry Hudson and his doomed search for the Northwest Passage through America and into Asia. Northwest - This episode is told in two halves. The first is about how Alaska was discovered by Vitus Bering. The second half is about how the Russian colony was saved when Nikolai Rezanov made a supply run to Spanish California.
Sir Thomas Button (c. 1575 - April 1634) [1] was a Welsh officer of the Royal Navy, notable as an explorer who in 1612–1613 commanded an expedition that unsuccessfully attempted to locate explorer Henry Hudson and to navigate the Northwest Passage.
Bylot was first mate on the Discovery during Henry Hudson's 1610–1611 expedition into what is now known as Hudson Bay. In the spring of 1611, Hudson wanted to continue the expedition, but the crew wanted to return home. There was discontent between the captain and members of the crew, and was stripped of his rank.
Henry H. Hudson, the Trophy The trophy itself has quite a history. Be sure to find the gallery linked on 321preps.com to see some historical photos of players with the trophy.
The lower Hudson River was inhabited by the Lenape Indians. [12] In fact, the Lenape Indians were the people that waited for the explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano onshore, traded with Henry Hudson, and sold the island of Manhattan. [12] Further north, the Wappingers lived from Manhattan Island up to Poughkeepsie. They lived a similar lifestyle to ...