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  2. Henry Hudson - Wikipedia

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    Henry Hudson (c. 1565 – disappeared 23 June 1611) was an English sea explorer and navigator during the early 17th century, ... Despite the long time passed, ...

  3. Rip Van Winkle - Wikipedia

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    He stayed in Birmingham, England, where his brother-in-law Henry van Wart had opened a trading firm. [4] The two were reminiscing in June 1818 when Irving was suddenly inspired by their nostalgic conversation. [5] Irving locked himself in his room and wrote nonstop all night. As he said, he felt like a man waking from a long sleep.

  4. Halve Maen - Wikipedia

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    The ship was captained by Henry Hudson, an Englishman in the service of the Dutch Republic. [2] In 1909, the Kingdom of the Netherlands presented the United States with a replica of Halve Maen to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Hudson's voyage; the replica was destroyed in a fire in 1934. Over fifty years later, in 1989, the New Netherland ...

  5. Northwest Passage - Wikipedia

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    In 1609, Henry Hudson sailed up what is now called the Hudson River in search of the Passage; encouraged by the saltiness of the water in the estuary, he reached present-day Albany, New York, before giving up. On September 14, 1609, Hudson entered the Tappan Zee while sailing upstream from New York Harbor. At first, Hudson believed the widening ...

  6. The story of the Henry H. Hudson Memorial Trophy: Astronaut ...

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    Henry H. Hudson, the Man The easy part was finding the history. Hudson was publisher of the Star-Advocate for 47 years, having moved to Titusville in 1925, buying a majority of what was then the ...

  7. William Henry Hudson - Wikipedia

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    William Henry Hudson (4 August 1841 – 18 August 1922), known in Argentina as Guillermo Enrique Hudson, was an Anglo-Argentine author, naturalist and ornithologist. Born in the Argentinian pampas where he roamed free in his youth, he observed bird life and collected specimens for the Smithsonian Institution.

  8. History of the Hudson River - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Fans Can’t Believe How Good Ernie Hudson Looks at 78 - AOL

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    Actor Ernie Hudson, 78, looks great and appears to be aging even slower than his 'Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire' co-star Paul Rudd.