History Timeline

Leif Ericson was the first European to discover North America before Columbus.
http://www.history.com/topics/exploration/leif-eriksson/videos

Christopher Columbus, the explorer, set sail for Asia, on August 3rd, thinking he could get there going the opposite direction. It was a long journey and finally on October 12, his whole crew stepped foot on what they thought was Asia. Little did they know that it was actually the Bahamas. He discovered a whole nother part of the world they didn't even knew excited.
http://www.history.com/topics/exploration/christopher-columbus/videos/christopher-columbus-sets-sail

http://www.history.com/topics/exploration/john-cabot/videos

John Cabot was a navigator and explorer who thought he could come up with a route that would be faster than Columbus's. He actually landed on the coast of North America. Some people believe he landed in Nova Scotia. John claimed the land for England.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pJOvmicAGjw

Amerigo demonstrated and basically proved that the land everyone thought was Asia was actually an unknown 4th continent.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSuznTcWcP4

Juan was a Spanish explorer who explored and discovered Florida.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=D95r3s-iobg

Giovanni was an Italian who lead the first French expedition to America. He explored the coast of North America between the Carolinas and Newfoundland.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OTRiwP9RbTA

Jacques explored the coast of Cape Fear River to Nova Scotia. He also explored St. Lawrence and went up the St. Lawrence River to Montreal.
http://www.history.com/topics/exploration/jacques-cartier/videos

Francisco was a Spanish explorer who lead an expidition from Mexico to present day Kansas. He went through parts of southwestern United States to get there. He also discovered the Grand Canyon.
http://www.history.com/topics/exploration/francisco-vazquez-de-coronado/videos

Henry Hudson was an English explorer and navigator. He explored parts of the Arctic Ocean and northeastern North America. The Hudon River and the Hudson Bay are actually named after him because he explored them.
http://www.biography.com/people/henry-hudson-9346049/videos/henry-hudson-mini-biography-35739203866