1330s Ibn Battuta journeys through Asia and China ... 1912-1917 Shackleton tries to cross Antarctica in the ship Endurance. 1963 The first woman in space was Valentina Tereshkova (USSR).

OLLIE: Who shall we look up today? FATIMA: My grandmother told me about this amazing explorer, Ibn Battuta. He was a Moroccan explorer from way, way back; the 1300s, I think. Can we look him up?