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The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is the Hudson River?first explored by Henry Hudson 400 years ago. Events commemorating that voyage are under way in New York City. Anchor Marco Werman gets a historical sketch of the exploration from Tom Lewis, author of The Hudson: A History.

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