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Christopher Columbus
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Christopher Columbus
Explorer / 1451 - 1506
Famed Italian explorer Christopher Columbus discovered the "New World" of the Americas on an expedition sponsored by King Ferdinand of Spain in 1492.
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Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama
Explorer / 1460 - 1524
Vasco da Gama was a navigator whose voyages to India opened up the sea route from western Europe to the East.
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Sacagawea
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Sacagawea
Explorer / 1788 - 1812
Sacagawea was a Shoshone interpreter, and the only woman on the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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Neil Armstrong
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Neil Armstrong
Astronaut, Explorer, Pilot / 1930 -
Astronaut, military pilot, and educator, Neil Armstrong made history on July 20, 1969, by becoming the first man to walk on the moon.
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Marco Polo
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- Famous People Who Died on January 8
Marco Polo
Explorer, Journalist / 1254 - 1324
Venetian merchant and adventurer Marco Polo traveled from Europe to Asia in 1271-95. His wrote Il milione, known in English as the Travels of Marco Polo. -
Francisco Pizarro
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- Famous Explorers
- Famous People Named Francisco
Francisco Pizarro
Explorer / 1474 - 1541
Spanish conquistador and explorer, Francisco Pizarro conquered the Incas and founded Lima, the capital of modern-day Peru.
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