Have you ever written in a journal or kept a record of your early years? Has your mom or dad written down their early memories of you in...

Though Sir Walter Raleigh failed to establish Roanoke as the first English settlement, James I, King of England was set on creating the...

(1566 – 1625) Childhood (W7:D3): Every family is different, and some have more apparent problems than others - issues that are seen by...

- The outer banks of North Carolina was explored by Giovanni da Verrazzano, in 1524, who promptly returned to Francis I, King of France,...

John Cabot (1450 - 1500) – The greatest geopolitical issue of these days was trade; to be more specific, the Spice Trade between Europe...

Born into Portuguese nobility, Magellan became a page to Queen Eleanor. By the age of 25, he was ready for a new career in exploration...

Vasco Nunez de Balboa (1475-1519) (W6:D1) Born to wealth, Vasco Nunez de Balboa wanted to declare his independence and claim the...

Born into nobility, Juan started his career at a young age, serving as a squire to a Knight, and a page to the royal courts of Aragon. He...

Conquest of Cuba – During Columbus’s first voyage, they left Hispaniola and sailed west to find a large island that they mistook for the...