Explorers

Leif Erickson.First settlement in Greenland

Dec 31, 986

When Leif Erikson was himself banished from Iceland, he travelled further west to an area he named Greenland.

Marco Polo's travels beigin

Sep 3, 1271

Marco Polo went with his father and uncle on his first journey to Cathay, or what is now called China

Amerigo Vespucci. Recognize North and South America

Mar 9, 1454

Vespucci was the first person to recognize North and South America as distinct continents that were previously unknown to Europeans, Asians and Africans

Juan Ponce de Leon. Landed on Florida.

Sep 5, 1460

The Spanish conqueror and explorer Juan Ponce de León conquered the island of Puerto Rico and explored the coastline of Florida, which he claimed for the Spanish crown.

Hernan Cortes. Spanish conuistador

Feb 5, 1485

Cortés was a Spanish conquistador (soldier and explorer) who conquered the vast Aztec empire in central America.

Bartolomeu Dias. Expedition round the Cape of Good Hope.

Dec 6, 1488

Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias led the first European expedition round the Cape of Good Hope.
Dias departed circa August 1487, rounding the southernmost tip of Africa in January, 1488.

Christopher Colombus

Oct 12, 1492

Cristopher Colombus discover America

Vasco da Gamma. First sea trip from Europe to India

Jul 8, 1497

Vasco da Gama is the first explorer to make the sea trip from Europe to India .

Hernando de Soto. Participated in many conquests

Dec 6, 1500

Hernando de Soto was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who participated in the conquests of Central America and Peru and discovered the Mississippi River.

Ferdinand Magellan. First circumnaviqation of the qlobe

Sep 20, 1519

Thanks of the efforts of Ferdinand Magellan, the first trip around the planet was made , proving that the Earth is round and not plane as many believed

Francisco Pizarro. Fouund the city of Lima.

Dec 6, 1535

Francisco Pizarro is the Spanish conquistador known for conquering Peru's Inca Empire and founding the city of Lima in 1535.

John Smith. English soldier, explorer and author

Sep 25, 1608

Admiral of New England, was an English soldier, explorer, and author. He was the first English explorer to map the Chesapeake Bay area and New England.

Sacaqawea leands the Corps expedition

Apr 7, 1805

Sacaqawea, whith her 22-months baby helps explorers Lewis and Clark during their expedition through the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean and Back.She recivedno compencation for it.

Lewi and Clark Corps expedition

Apr 7, 1805

By the appointment of Thomas Jefferson, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark explorer more than 8000 miles with the help of Sacagawea.Lewis received his salary , 1600 acres of land and named governor of Louisiana Terriotery.

Jaques Cousteau.French naval officer

Jun 11, 1910

Jaques Costeau was a famous marine underwater explorer.Also started developing an interest in underwater photography, and won an award in 1943 for making the very first French documentary about life under the surface of the sea.

Edmund Hillary.The first to reach the peak of Mt. Everest

Jul 20, 1919

Edmund Hillary explorer and mountaineer was the first to reach the peak of Mt. Everest, along with fellow climber Tenzing Norgay.

Yuri Gagari. First man to travel into space.

Apr 6, 1961

Yuri Gagarin was a Soviet cosmonaut who in 1961 became the first man to travel into space

Neil Armstrong. First man lands in the moon

Jul 20, 1969

Starship Apollo 11 lands on the moon ,making Neli Armstrong the first man that leaves his footprint out of the Planet Earth.