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Tag: Exploration

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20th January 1850: Robert McClure departs on the first expedition to transit the Northwest Passage

  • 20th January 2019
  • Tagged as: Arctic, Exploration, Sea, Voyage

Robert McClure departed England with HMS Investigator to lead the first expedition to transit the Northwest Passage.

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14th December 1911: Roald Amundsen reaches the South Pole

  • 14th December 2018
  • Tagged as: Antarctica, Exploration, Norway

On the 14th December 1911, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen led a team of four others to become the first to reach the South Pole.

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28th November 1520: Magellan sails from the Atlantic to the Pacific

  • 28th November 2018
  • Tagged as: Discovery, Exploration, Portugal, Ship, South America, Spain

On the 28th November 1520, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan led the first European ships from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific as part of his planned circumnavigation of the earth.

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26th November 1922: Tutankhamun’s tomb entered by Howard Carter

  • 26th November 2018
  • Tagged as: Ancient Egypt, Archaeology, Britain, Discovery, Egypt, England, Exploration, Science, Tomb

On the 26th November 1922, Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon entered the tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings.

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6th September 1522: Victoria becomes the first ship to circumnavigate the world

  • 6th September 2018
  • Tagged as: Exploration, Magellan, Portugal, Ship, Spain, Spices

The ship Victoria returned to Spain as the only survivor of Ferdinand Magellan’s fleet that circumnavigated the globe.

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3rd August 1492: Christopher Columbus sets sail from Spain

  • 3rd August 2018
  • Tagged as: America, Exploration, Ship, Spain, USA

At 8am on the 3rd August 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail from the Spanish port of Palos de la Frontera on the voyage that would take him to the Americas.

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13th May 1787: The First Fleet departs for Australia

  • 13th May 2018
  • Tagged as: America, Australia, Britain, Colonialism, Criminal, Exploration, Imperialism, Ship, South Africa

On the 13th May 1787, the eleven ships of the “First Fleet” set sail under Captain Arthur Phillip from Portsmouth, England, to establish a penal colony in Australia.

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22nd April 1884: Thomas Stevens begins the first round-the-world cycle ride

  • 22nd April 2018
  • Tagged as: Bicycle, China, Cycling, Exploration, Japan, San Francisco, USA

Thomas Stevens departed San Francisco on a large-wheeled Ordinary, also known as a penny-farthing, to become the first person to cycle around the world.

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19th April 1770: Captain Cook’s voyage sights Australia

  • 19th April 2018
  • Tagged as: Australia, Britain, Emigration, Exploration, Ship

On the 19th April 1770, the British explorer Captain James Cook first caught sight of Australia.

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17th April 1492: Christopher Columbus given funding by Spain to explore across the Atlantic

  • 17th April 2018
  • Tagged as: America, Exploration, Spain

On the 17th April 1492, the Catholic Monarchs of Spain – Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand – signed an agreement to support Christopher Columbus’ voyage in which he crossed the Atlantic and discovered the Americas.

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