Browsing: June 23

A Brief History On June 23, 1611, the ship appropriately named Discovery, captained by explorer Henry Hudson, was in what is now called Hudson Bay and was the scene of a mutiny.  Hudson, his son and 7 loyal men of the crew were set into a small open boat and cast off by the angry mutineers.  Captain and loyal followers were never seen again, victims of a deadly voyage during the Age of Discovery.  Back in the day, 4 or 5 centuries ago, when brave explorers were sailing what today seem like tiny ships all over a strange world, finding…