After getting blown off course en route to Greenland, a popular finding is that Leif and his crew reach land in what is now called Newfoundland.
Marco polo was especially important to the history of exploration due to his documentation of his time on the "Silk Road". His writings would help set forth an explosion of exploration, mapping, and trade, particularly between Europe and Asia.
Throughout his travels, Ibn Battuta made his mark on the world covering an astonishing distance, and opening a large swath of early trade route.
His expeditions are largely responsible for the expansion of trade between Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the far East.
Prince Henry did lead some expeditions himself, but his lasting legacy can really be credited to the school he helped create in order to promote the exploration of the coast of Africa.
Vasco da Gama arrives in India from Europe, from a water route. He returned to Europe a hero, and changed the course of European and World exploration forever.
Map makers would soon name this land "America" after him, and within just a few decades, this name would also be applied to North America
Balboa and his expedition would be the first Europeans to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas. He traversed the Isthmus of Panama through the jungle with his men.
With eyes on obtaining more gold than Europe had ever seen, Cortes became the most infamous of conquistadors with his overthrow of Montezuma and the Aztecs
In 1519, Magellan and his crew set off to find a route to the spice islands. He is credited with being the first to circumnavigate the globe (though he did not actually survive the voyage)
Despite arriving as a slave, he can be credited with being a ground breaking explorer in his own right. On one expedition he was one of 4 survivors from a crew of 300 men. He is likely one of the first explorers from the continents of Europe or Africa to see the Grand Canyon.
Pizarro had originally been a member of Balboa's expedition in Panama 20 years earlier.
He is also the first documented European to cross the Mississippi.
He was looking for the "lost 7 cities of gold".
During his life he was a successful privateer, mapmaker, and infamous early slave trader. His defeat of the Spanish Armada paved the way for England to enter the world stage as a reputable navy.
John Smith and a group of settlers arrive in what would be named "Jamestown"; the first permanent English settlement in the Americas
She spent much of her life of expedition, disguised as a man. She risked her personal safety, while possessing an understanding that she would likely not receive credit in the history books for her part in the expeditions.
This opens the door to westward expansion for settlers.
With the help of Sacagawea, Lewis and Clark made their way to the Pacific by foot and by canoe.
She did not go by choice, and cared for her baby along the way. She exhibited amazing grace and bravery including rescuing the expedition from peril on multiple occasions.
Despite coming from tremendous family wealth, Stanhope travelled extensively through the middle east, highlighting the region to wealthy Europeans who had long dismissed it as culturally irrelevant.
Londonderry arrived back in Chicago in September of 1875
Despite living a comfortable life provided by a wealthy family, Eberhardt left a life of luxury to travel throughout the middle east. Her writings about her experiences would help open the western world's eyes to this region.
She attempted to beat the time of 80 days, set in the fictional novel "Around the World in 80 Days". She succeeded and made it in 72.
Throughout her long life, Bird became a worldwide name for her travels and documentation of wildlife.
By 1926 Amundsen becomes (undisputed) the first expedition leader to have reached both poles.
Her films, spanning over two decades, influenced a European and American obsession with the South Seas, especially during a time when film making was beginning to really take off.
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She taught herself how to speak French in order to go to flight school in France, where she would be allowed to learn to fly.
Her plane would mysteriously vanish in 1937, but she left a major legacy in the world of aviation.
While British adventurer Hillery received most of the early attention and accolades, "sherpa" Norgay was every bit as inportant to the success of the climb.
Tereshkova has made a substantial impact on space exploration and is considered a superstar in Russia. She has influenced astronauts of all nationalities for the decades following her missions.
Over the course of his life, Messner accomplished a number of amazing firsts, including trekking across Antarctica without use of snowmobile or dogsled.
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