James Cook was a Britain explorer and astronomer who went on many expeditions to the Pacific Ocean, Antarctic, Arctic and around the world. Cook’s one journey was from 1768 to 1771, when he sailed to Tahiti. During this expedition he also mapped New Zealand and East Australia. Cook was killed by a mob in 1779 on Sandwich Island (Hawaii) during his last expedition. Marco Polo was a trader from Venice who visited Mongol China in 1275 with his father and uncle. After meeting with China’s Mongol ruler, Kublai Khan, Marco Polo traveled throughout his realm as his ambassador. For many years Marco Polo recorded his impressions of this land seen by very few Upon his return to Europe Polo described in his book the land and people of China as well as some interesting objects and technology. Ferdinand Magellan discovered a route by which ships could sail a complete circle around the world. He also named the Pacific Ocean (the name means that it is a calm, peaceful ocean). His voyage around the world lasted almost 3 years. He started with 5 ships, but three years later only one ship made it back home, carrying only 18 of the original crew members. Magellan never returned home. He was killed in the Philippines.
1995 year, as scheduled, the Universal Pictures film company produces on the screens of another picture about Batman.
«Batman 3: Batman forever» (eng. Batman Forever) - film from the series «movies about superheroes,» based on the science fiction comic books about Batman. This is the third film in the series of films about Batman, and the first, where it was directed by Joel Schumacher, replacing Tim Burton, the Director of the previous two films, «Batman» and «Batman returns». This is also the first and only film where Batman plays Val Kilmer, who replaced Michael Keaton from the first two films. The film also for the first time appears Robin. In the movie were filmed also Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Chris O'donnell, Nicole Kidman, drew Берримор and Debi Mazar.
The film is very different from the previous one «Batman returns», the gloomy atmosphere of which was replaced by brighter and more explosive, calculated at a young audience.
