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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.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 January 2025. Leif Erikson (c. 970 – c. 1020) was a famous Norse explorer who is credited for being the first European to set foot on American soil. Explorers are listed below with their common names, countries of origin (modern and former), centuries of activity and main areas of exploration. Marco ...
Henry Hudson (c. 1565 – 1611) was an English sea explorer and navigator. Henry Hudson may refer to: Henry Hudson (artist) (born 1982), British artist; Henry E. Hudson (born 1947), United States district court judge for the Eastern District of Virginia; Henry Louis Hudson (1898–1975), Canadian ice hockey player
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 .
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.
28 August – English explorer Henry Hudson sailing the Halve Maen in the service of the Dutch East India Company finds Delaware Bay. [1] [38] 11–12 September – Hudson sails into Upper New York Bay [39] and begins a journey up the Hudson River. [1]
Getty Images(3) While fans are familiar with one half of Oliver and Kate Hudson’s famous family, the other half is lesser known. The siblings are the eldest two children of actor and musician ...
The lower Hudson River was inhabited by the Lenape Indians. [3] 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. [3] Further north, the Wappingers lived from Manhattan Island up to Poughkeepsie. They lived a similar lifestyle to ...