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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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MIKE GRACIA

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Woodrow Wilson before Congress in 1917.

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Thomas Woodrow Wilson
(December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924)

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LEWIS AND CLARK LEFT FOR HOME IN 1806

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After passing a wet and tedious winter near the Pacific Coast,
Lewis and Clark left behind Fort Clatsop and headed east for
home.

The Corps of Discovery arrived at the Pacific the previous
November, having made a difficult crossing over the rugged
Rocky Mountains. Their winter stay on the south side of the
Columbia River—dubbed Fort Clatsop in honor of the local
Native American tribe—had been plagued by rainy weather
and a scarcity of fresh meat.

No one in the Corps of Discovery regretted leaving Fort
Clatsop behind

   

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  Lewis (L) and Clark (R).

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FAMOUS SEARCH BEGAN ON THIS DAY ~ 1871

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An illustration depicts the famous meeting of Livingston and Stanley at Ujiji, Lake Tanganyika in Africa.  

Journalist Henry Morton Stanley began his famous search through
Africa for the missing British explorer and Scottish physician, Dr.
David Livingstone (below).

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Sir Henry Morton Stanley
(John Rowlands)
(28 January 1841 – 10 May 1904)

David Livingstone: The boy from Blantyre who became an African legend |  Scotland.org
David Livingstone
(19 March 1813 – 1 May 1873)

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Columbus Holiday Monday; what's open & what's closed?

Columbus was not the genocidal maniac you want him to be | East Tennessean
Italian Explorer Christopher Columbus
(born between 25 August and 31 October 1451,
died 20 May 1506)

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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ROSS SIMPSON

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