World History
How did Henry Hudson get a river named after him?
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Henry Hudson was an English explorer who had been searching for a northeast passage to Asia via the Arctic Ocean. As he was having no luck with that, the Dutch East India Company contracted with him to find a northwest passage to Asia, via North America. He did not find a route to Asia this time either, but he did find Long Island, Manhattan and the famous river that would come to be named for him.
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