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1576EnglishEngland England is the largest and most populous constituent country [i] of the United Kingdom [i]. ...
navigator Martin Frobisher, on his search for the Northwest PassageNorthwest Passage The Northwest Passage is a sea route connecting the Atlantic [i] and Pacific Ocean [i]s t ...
, enters the bay now named after him.
1577 formation of the Cathay Company to send Martin Frobisher back to the New World for more gold.
1578 Martin Frobisher held the first celebration of ThanksgivingThanksgiving Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is an annual secular [i] one-day holiday [i] observed in Canada [i] ...
by Europeans in North AmericaNorth America North America is a continent [i] in the Earth [i]'s northern hemisphere [i] and almost fully in the western hemisphere [i] ...
at NewfoundlandNewfoundland Newfoundland is a large island off the east coast of North America [i], and the most populous part o ...
by the Frobisher Expedition.
1578 Martin Frobisher sails from Harwich, EnglandEngland England is the largest and most populous constituent country [i] of the United Kingdom [i]. ...
to Frobisher Bay, CanadaCanada Canada is the world's second-largest [i] country by total area, occupying most ...
, eventually to mine fool's gold, used to pave streets in LondonLondon London is the capital [i] city of England [i] and of the United Kingdom [i]. ...