Commander William Lewis Herndon was born on 25th October 1813, Virginia, USA, and he died on 12th September 1857 (aged 44 years), North Carolina, USA. A naval officer and explorer, William is well-known for his exploration of the Valley of Amazon which was mostly unknown at that time. He worked his way treading 4,336 miles […]
There was once a fox. He saw a doe grazing near by. He rushed to a mouse and a leopard and they hatched a plan to kill the doe. First, the mouse distracted the doe by nibbling at her hoof. Then the leopard pounced on the doe and killed her. The fox said, “It’s not
Louis Hennepin was born on 12th May 1626 in the present day Belgium and he died on 5th December 1704 (aged 78 years) in Rome. Louis was a Roman Catholic priest who was a missionary and an explorer of the interiors of North America. He was sent to sail through the Great Lakes and explore
A group of campers went hunting in a forest. It was believed that the forest was haunted by a headless hunter, whose head had been gobbled up by a lion. The villagers had warned the campers to return to the village before dusk. But the campers went deeper in the woods to hunt. Soon, it
One day, Nick was returning home from his school. He heard hushed footsteps as if someone was following him. But when he turned back, there was no one. Nick continued walking, when he experienced a tickling sensation on his neck. Just then, the weather turned stormy and a vampire appeared in front of him out
Matthew Henson was born on 8th August 1866 in Maryland, United States, and he died on 9th March 1955 (aged 89 years) in New York, United States. The first African-American explorer, Matthew was the co-discoverer of the North Pole along with Robert Edwin Peary. He made an expedition to Nicaragua and Greenland learning the language
Andrew was returning home with his parents after attending his grandfather’s funeral. Suddenly, their car broke down on a deserted road. It was late in the night, so they decided to sleep in the car. As the clock struck twelve, Andrew woke up to bizarre voices. As he rolled down the window of the car,
Peter was spending his Christmas holidays at his uncle’s mansion. One early morning, Peter heard a melodious song. Curious, he followed the song to reach wooden stairs that led to the uppermost floor of the mansion. Though his uncle had warned him to stay away from that floor yet he couldn’t resist climbing up. The
Sven Anders Hedin was born on 19th February 1865 in Stockholm, Sweden, and he died on 26th November 1952 (aged 87 years) in Stockholm, Sweden. A Swedish explorer, writer and topographer, Sven is noted for locating the sources of the Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej Rivers. He made daring expeditions into Central Asia where he mapped
Joe had heard strange tales about his close neighbour, an old lady, who lived all alone. One night, Joe heard strange noises coming from the old lady’s house. All curtains were pulled down and there were murky shadows of people dancing around the fire. Suddenly, everyone vanished. Just then, Joe saw a broom hanging above
Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden was born on 7th September 1829 in Massachusetts, USA, and he died on 22nd December 1887 (aged 58 years) in Philadelphia, USA. A physician and geologist known for pioneering survey expeditions of the Rocky Mountains in the later part of the 19th century, Ferdinand organized and headed geographic surveys to Nebraska and
While playing with his dog in the backyard of his house, Evan felt a strange sensation. The wind started blowing swiftly and the birds became silent. The atmosphere was suddenly charged with tension. Just then, Evan noticed a tiny figure zooming past him and disappearing somewhere. Before he could fathom what was happening, his dog
Ryan had shifted to a new neighbourhood in the city. There was a beautiful red brick bungalow across the street. “Don’t go there; the bungalow is haunted by evil spirits,” warned his new friends. On a dark stormy evening, Ryan saw a little boy waving out to him from the bungalow. Out of curiosity, he
Charlie had bought a scary head mask for a Halloween party in his school. He wore the mask and walked to school. Suddenly, Charlie felt thirsty. To his astonishment, it was not water that he wanted to quench his thirst with. Just then, he smelled an animal’s flesh. He looked around to find a ferocious
Ahmed Hassanein Pasha was born on 31st October 1889 in Cairo, Egypt, and he died on 19th February 1946 (aged 57 years) Cairo, Egypt. An Egyptian courtier and was also a writer, photographer and explorer, Ahmed discovered unknown water sources on his journey to Kufra which resulted in the making of new routes to Sudanic