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Nov 20, 2009
Gaspar Corte-Real
Close on the heels of John Cabot, Corte-Real disappeared seeking Asia and new lands for Portugal.
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Nov 12, 2009
Sebastian Cabot, Questionable Explorer
The authenticity of some of his claims have been questioned by later historians but the name of Cabot still stands high in the annals of early exploration.
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Oct 21, 2009
Explorer Giovanni da Verrazano
This one-time pirate was the first to explore North America's Atlantic Coast for France but his exploits are largely forgotten today.
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Jun 17, 2009
Henry Hudson, Explorer
For five years he searched for the fabled North-West Passage only to suffer a mutiny and disappear in the bay that bears his name.
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Jun 2, 2009
Ponce de Leon and the Fountain of Youth
Ponce de Leon has been long associated with the search for the Fountain of Youth, but was he really looking for it?
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Feb 25, 2009
Etienne Brûlé
Adventurous Etienne Brûlé, paved the way for future explorations of the Canadian wilderness, covering his name in glory until his final act of treason.
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Feb 3, 2009
Jean-François de La Roche de Roberval
Pirate, colonist, Protestant rebel, Roberval added a colourful page to the early history of Canada.
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Nov 14, 2009
Biography of Marco Polo
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Loni Perry
Marco Polo was the first European to bring tales of the Far East back home and his book "The Travels of Marco Polo" made him a medieval celebrity.
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Oct 20, 2009
David Douglas Botanical Expeditions
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Kathleen Airdrie
The Scot David Douglas had little formal education, yet became a famous botanical explorer through his work in western North America.
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Oct 15, 2009
What Happened to Amelia Earhart?
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Scott Hayden
No one has been able to explain exactly what happened to Amelia Earhart, the Kansas pilot who vanished over the Pacific Ocean when she attempted to fly around the world.
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Oct 11, 2009
Celebrating Columbus Day
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Janice Therese Mancuso
Christopher Columbus was an Italian navigator who, sailing under the Spanish flag, landed on the outlying islands of what would become the Americas.
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Oct 6, 2009
India Adventure Trip, Sikkim and Rhododendrons
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Lito Apostolakou
The most prominent British botanist of the 19th century, Joseph Dalton Hooker travelled to Sikkim, India and was responsible for the rhododendron craze in England.
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Aug 5, 2009
Aime Tschiffely's Ride Across the Americas
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Lynda Osborne
Aime Tschiffely came up with a plan for the adventure of a life time. He proposed to trek the length of the America's riding from Argentina to the United States.
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Aug 4, 2009
Neil Armstrong – American Astronaut
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Matthew Pizzolato
Neil Armstrong commanded Apollo 11, the first manned spacecraft to visit the moon.
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