explorers by FrankRiding

  • Oct 31, 1451

    31st october 1451 ,Christopher Columbus was born. He died on the 20th of May 1506.

    31st october 1451 ,Christopher Columbus was born. He died on the 20th of May 1506.
    he was an explorer, navigator, and colonizer.he was born in the republic of genoa. he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. his biggest discovery was discovering america.
  • 6th of June 1868 ,Sir Robert Falcon Scott was born.he died in 1912

    6th of June 1868 ,Sir Robert Falcon Scott was born.he died in 1912
    He raced Roald Amundsen to the center of the South Pole. He lost but he tried. he rode horses and roald had wolves. he had loads of men, roald didnt have so many.
  • 6th of June 1868 ,Edmond Hillary was born

    6th of June 1868 ,Edmond Hillary was born
    He climbed Mount Everist at the age of 33. Edmund was first to reach the summit with his partner, Tenzing Norgay.
  • 5th of agust 1930,Niel Armstrong was born

     5th of agust 1930,Niel Armstrong was born
    he was first to land on the moon.when his ship (called the eagle) landed he said "the eagle has landed". as soon as he stepped on the moon he said "this is one small step for man, and one huge leap for mankind." at one point he used to be in the korean war.
  • 21st april 1973, Steven Backshall was born

    21st april 1973, Steven Backshall was born
    He is the star of the show 'Deadly sixty' on wich travels round the globe in search of deadly animals. this is very dangerous and has been in a sticky situation a few times. at one point a tiger started chasing the camera man.
  • 7th of June 1974 , Bear Grylls was born.

    7th of June 1974 , Bear Grylls was born.
    he is a born survivor on a tv show where he shows you how to live safely in a harsh terrain.he even eats crickets, deer droppings, wild pigs, and much more. he has a very dangerous job but he knows how to do it.