jan 1, 1609 - Hudson's Second Voyage

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The Dutch East India Company hired Hudson to lead an expedition. He was given the "Half Moon", and a crew of 20 men. He headed northeast, but his crew became unbehaving with the cold weather, so he rerouted across the the Atlantic and headed along the east-coast. They went as far as current-day North Carolina. Hudson traveled up what became known as the Hudson River to the site of present-day Albany, New York.

Source: “World Book Online Reference Center | Online Reference Book| Online Encyclopedia.” World Book, www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/article?id=ar265720&st=henry%2Bhudson#tab=homepage.