Ponce De Leon :
Ponce De Leon Born 1460
Died 1521
Spanish explorer and soldier first to set foot in Florida
He discovered the Gulf Stream
He was searching for a fountain that made everyone stay young
Christopher Columbus :
Christopher Columbus Born in 1451
Died in 1506
Sailed across the Atlantic Ocean trying to find India
He took four trips to the Caribbean
He never found any spices in America
He was smart but he thought the world was flat not round
Henry Hudson :
Henry Hudson Born in 1565
Died in 1611
Explored Artic Ocean and northeastern North America
Hudson Bay is named after Henry
He was hired by the Dutch to try find a new passage
Neil Armstrong :
Neil Armstrong Born in 1930
First person to walk on the moon
Took off on July 16,1969
Landed on July 20, 1969
Neil Piloted NASA’s 11 mission
He said, “One small step for a man,one giant leap for mankind.” When he got to the moon
Marco Polo :
Marco Polo Born 1254
Died1324
The first Europeans to travel through Asia,and China to reach Beijing
He left in 1271 when he was a teenager he traveled about 24 years
He wrote a book called,Book of Ser Marco Polo in 1298