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THEY ESTABLISHED A SETTLEMENT IN VINLAND. THORFINN AND HIS WIFE GUDRID HAD A CHILD NAMED SNORRI. SNORRI IS SAID TO BE THE FIRST CHILD IN AMERICA
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MARCO POLO FROM VENICE, ITALY TRAVELLED BY CARAVAN OVERLAND ACROSS ASIA TO CHINA. HIS JOURNEY TOOK 20 YEARS
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COLUMBUS SAILED FROM SPAIN WITH 3 SHIPS CALLED SANTA MARIA, THE NINA, AND THE PINTA
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IT TURNED OUT TO BE BAHAMAS
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ON THE 40-METRE VESSEL THE 'MATTHEW'
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TO SEARCH FOR THE PASSAGE OF THE EAST
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SOME HISTORIANS BELEIVE THAT 4 OF HIS 5 SHIPS WERE LOST AT SEA DURING HIS SECOND VOYAGE
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AFTER HIS DEATH, HE WAS CREDITED AS THE MAN WHO DISCOVERED AMERICA
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WITH 61 MEN
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WITH 2 CHILDREN HE KIDNAPPPED
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DE CHASTE MADE ONE EXPEDITION TO CANADA THAT YEAR
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A MONOPLY FUR TRADE
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IN STADACONA
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CALLED LAKE CHAMPLAIN
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AS FAR AS THE GREAT LAKES
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HE WAS CONSIDERED AS THE ''FATHER OF NEW FRANCE''
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IN PEMBROKE ONTARIO
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VIKINGS ESTABLISHED A SETTLEMENT IN L'ANSE AUX MEADOWS
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VIKINGS ERIC, AND RED WAS FOUND GUILTY OF MURDERING HIS NEIGHBOUR. THEN BANNED FROM ICELAND, THE VIKINGS SAILED WEST AND ESTABLISHED A SETTLEMENT IN GREENLAND
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