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Aug 13, 1000
Lief Eriksson
Lief Ericson was the son of Erik the Red, founder of the first Europeon settlement on what is now called Greenland. Around 1000 AD. Eriksson sailed to Norway where king Olaf I converted him to Christianity. On his way back to Greenland, he sailed off course and landed on the North American continent. -
Oct 11, 1492
Christapher Culumbus
Christapher Culumbus discoverd the bahamas and Queen Isibella of spain gave him money. -
Nov 11, 1497
John Cabot
John Cabot only found the mainland of North America and ice crusted waters. -
Jul 15, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan was the first to sail around the world in 1519. He discoverd the ''Strait of Magellan''at the southern tip of South America. -
Oct 14, 1539
Hernando de Soto
Hernando de Soto looked for gold in the American Southeast. He was the first European to see the Mississippi River in 1539. -
Henery Hudson
Henry Hudson was very sucssesful he discoverd the Hudson River, Hudson Bay, and New Jersey and thats not even half.
