Tourism through the Ages - Tourism: Principles, Practices, Philosophies - page 45

Prague, in the Czech Republic, has become one of the most popular destinations in Eastern Europe since
the fall of the Iron Curtain in the early 1990s. PhotocourtesyofCorbisDigitalStock.

1768 - 1780 James Cook, an English naval of cer, explores the northeastern coast of North America, and

in the Paci c discovers New Caledonia, New Zealand, Australia, and Hawaii. He is killed in
Hawaii.

1784 - 1808 Alexander Mackenzie, a Scot, makes the first overland exploration across North America

north of Mexico; discovers the river now named for him, which flows into the Arctic Ocean,
and the Fraser River, which discharges into the Paci c.

1804 - 1806 Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, Americans, lead an expedition that opens the American

West, discovering the Columbia River and traveling to the Paci c coast.

1860 - 1863 John H. Speke, an Englishman, discovers the source of the Nile River to be the Victoria Nile

flowing out of Ripon Falls, issuing from the north shore of Lake Victoria.

1925 - 1934 William Beebe, American underwater explorer and inventor, develops the bathysphere and

dives to 3,034 feet offshore Bermuda.

1951 - 1955 Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, an American, explores the Kalahari Desert in central Africa.

1969 Neil Armstrong, Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin Jr., and Michael Collins, American astronauts, make their

pioneering journey to the moon in the Saturn V space vehicle. First Armstrong and then Aldrin
step out of the lunar module onto the moon

s surface. Collins continues to pilot the command
and service module, which later joins with the lunar module for their return to Earth.

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Chronology of Travel Arrangers, Their Businesses, Facilities, Equipment,
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Caravansaries (inns) are established in the Near East and the Orient in ancient times.
Located on caravan routes, they provide overnight rest needs for travelers and traders and