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Henry Hudson, sailing with the Dutch East India Company, reaches present day Albany. |
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Henry Hudson enters New York Bay and anchors off the northern tip of Manhattan. |
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Henry Hudson and the crew of the Half Moon reached the mouth of a wide river, now called the Hudson. Hudson claims the area along the river for the Dutch, who had employed him. |
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Hudson passes Cape Cod. |
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Fearful of a native counterattack, Henry Hudson sails away in the Half Moon at 5 a.m. |
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Henry Hudson and the crew of the Half Moon trade with natives while anchored in George's Harbour. |
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Hudson and the Dutch United East India Company sign their contract for Hudson to search for a northeast passage. |
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The Half Moon, commanded by Henry Hudson, reaches Newfoundland and sails west-southwest. |
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