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Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the moon
July 20, 1969November 11, 2020

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the moon

After the astronauts returned safely to Earth, another five NASA crewed lunar missions followed in their footsteps. The last, Apollo 17, landed on December 14 1972.

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Sir Wally Herbert of the United Kingdom becomes the first human to walk to the North Pole
April 6, 1969November 11, 2020

Sir Wally Herbert of the United Kingdom becomes the first human to walk to the North Pole

From 1968 to 1969, Wally led the British Trans-Arctic Expedition, a 3,800-mile surface crossing of the Arctic Ocean, from Alaska to Spitsbergen, which some historians had billed as ‘the last great journey on Earth.’

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Roald Amundsen leads the first expedition to reach the South Pole
December 14, 1911November 11, 2020

Roald Amundsen leads the first expedition to reach the South Pole

He and four others arrived at the pole on 14 December 1911, five weeks ahead of a British party led by Robert Falcon Scott as part of the Terra Nova Expedition.

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Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen becomes first to traverse the Arctic’s Northwest Passage
July 25, 1906November 11, 2020

Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen becomes first to traverse the Arctic’s Northwest Passage

For centuries, European explorers sought a navigable passage as a possible trade route to Asia. An ice-bound northern route was discovered in 1850 by the Irish explorer Robert McClure.

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Russian explorers Bellingshausen and Lazarev are first confirmed to sight Antarctica
January 27, 1820November 11, 2020

Russian explorers Bellingshausen and Lazarev are first confirmed to sight Antarctica

The first confirmed sighting of mainland Antarctica is attributed to a Russian expedition led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev, discovering an ice shelf at Princess Martha Coast..

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Jacob Roggeveen of The Netherlands becomes the first European to visit several South Pacific islands
September 9, 1722November 4, 2020

Jacob Roggeveen of The Netherlands becomes the first European to visit several South Pacific islands

Jacob Roggeveen was a Dutch explorer who was sent to find Terra Australis, but instead became the first European to visit Easter Island, Bora Bora, Maupiti of the Society Islands, and Samoa.

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Abel Tasman becomes first European to explore New Zealand
December 13, 1642November 11, 2020

Abel Tasman becomes first European to explore New Zealand

Abel Tasman was the first known European explorer to reach the islands of Tasmania and New Zealand, and to sight the Fiji islands.

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English settlers found St. John’s in modern-day Antigua and Barbuda
October 24, 1632November 4, 2020

English settlers found St. John’s in modern-day Antigua and Barbuda

St. John’s is now the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda, part of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. With a population of 22,219, St. John’s is the commercial center of the nation and the chief port of the island of Antigua.

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The Dutch establish first European settlement in modern-day Guyana
October 10, 1616November 4, 2020

The Dutch establish first European settlement in modern-day Guyana

n 1616 the Dutch established the first European settlement in the area of Guyana, a trading post twenty-five kilometers upstream from the mouth of the Essequibo River. Other settlements followed, usually a few kilometers inland on the larger rivers.

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Europeans land in modern-day Australia for the first time ever
July 29, 1606November 11, 2020

Europeans land in modern-day Australia for the first time ever

The first known landing in Australia by Europeans was by Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon in 1606. Twenty-nine other Dutch navigators explored the western and southern coasts in the 17th century, and dubbed the continent New Holland.

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