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JOURNEY FOR HOME BEGAN ON THIS DAY

The Lewis and Clark Expedition - Discovering Montana
Conferring with Clatsop Indians at the fort.

    
    
    
   

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.

In the days before their departure, Captains Lewis and Clark
prepared for the final stage of their journey. Lewis recognized
the possibility that some disaster might still prevent them from
making it back east and he prudently left a list of the names of
all the expedition’s men with Chief Coboway of the Clatsops.

Lewis asked the chief to give the list to the crew of the next
trading vessel that arrived so the world would learn that the
expedition did reach the Pacific.

The months to come would witness some of the most
dangerous moments of the journey, including Lewis’
violent confrontation with members of the Blackfeet tribe
near the Marias River of Montana in July.

Nonetheless, seven months later to the day, on September
23, 1806, the Corps of Discovery arrived at the docks of St.
Louis, where their long journey had begun nearly two and a
half years before.       

Lewis and Clark
    
 Key Events - Lewis, CLark, and the corps of discovery   
    
    
    
   


        
       

       

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SNOW IN PORTLAND ~ THEN AND NOW

Road crew with shovels stand on foster road after clearing snow off street during 1916 winter snowfall, Foster Road in SE Portland, Jan. 21. 1916.
Road crew with shovels stand on foster road after clearing
snow off street during 1916 winter snowfall, Foster Road
in SE Portland, Jan. 21. 1916.
Oregon Historical Society

Portland's Historic Snowstorms - OPB

Snow removal at SW Tichner Dr., near Council Crest in
Portland, circa 1956.


Crew busy at snow removal on SW 12th Ave between Main
and Jefferson St., Feb. 2, 1950.
City of Portland Auditor’s Office


Snow removal on SW Broadway and Yamhill, Jan. 25, 1943.
City of Portland


Digging out a street car after a heavy snow fall, on East
Glisan near East 39th Avenue, circa 1916.
Oregon Historical Society


Feb 1., 1937 saw 12.8 inches of snow in downtown Portland.
City of Portland Auditor’s Office

Snow falling in Portland photo 1
Snow along Sandy Boulevard today in Northeast Portland.
KATU image

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FUTURE PRESIDENT BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1882

Young Franklin Delano Roosevelt by Bettmann

Inside FDR's Isolated Childhood—and Privileged Upbringing | HISTORY

Franklin D. Roosevelt - Wikipedia

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (also known as FDR) grew up the only
child in an upper middle-class family in Hyde Park, New York. He graduated from Harvard in 1904 and later received a degree from Columbia Law School. In 1905, Roosevelt’s early involvement in
politics included a seat in the New York State Senate and the role
of Woodrow Wilson’s assistant secretary of the Navy during
World
War I
.

In 1920, Roosevelt ran for vice president on the unsuccessful
Democratic ticket against Warren Harding.

He served as governor of New York from 1929 to1932, during
which time he tested out various programs to help the needy
that would later form the backbone of his
New Deal social and
economic policies.

  FDR Rides Past Mount Hood on Way to Timberline Lodge Dedication 
The caption of this news photo reads, "Bundled up against
the chill autumn air, President Roosevelt, accompanied by
Mrs. Roosevelt and Gov. Charles Martin of Oregon drives
past the fir clad slopes of Mt. Hood, towering behind them."

On this day in 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated Timberline  Lodge. Construction of the lodge had been completed in a remarkable 15  months. FDR's Works Progress Administration funds employed more the

Franklin D. Roosevelt's big day in Oregon - oregonlive.com
President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates Timberline Lodge
on Sept. 28, 1937.


Roosevelt concluded his talk by saying, "I take very great pleasure
in dedicating this Lodge, not only as a new adjunct of our National Forests, but also as a place to play for generations of Americans
in the days to come."

Newly found film footage shows FDR in wheelchair

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BIG ACADEMY AWARD WINNER OPENED

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest movie poster Digital Art by Leone Letter - Fine Art America

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, a film about a group of
patients at a mental institution, opened in theaters. Directed
by Milos Forman and based on a 1962 novel of the same
name by Ken Kesey, the film starred Jack Nicholson and
was co-produced by the actor Michael Douglas.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest went on to become the
first film in four decades to win in all five of the major
Academy Award categories: Best Actor (Nicholson),
Best Actress (Louise Fletcher, who played Nurse Ratched),
Best Director, Best Screenplay (Adapted) and Best Picture.        
        
Filming was on location in Salem, Oregon and surrounding
area, and in Depoe Bay on the north Oregon coast.

The producers shot the film in the Oregon State Hospital in
Salem.

  

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Nurse Ratched - Members Albums Category - BRICKPICKER
Louise Fletcher (1934 – 2022) & Jack Nicholson (87).

The Only Major Actors Still Alive From One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

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FORMER OREGON GOVERNOR HAS DIED

Governor Neil Goldschmidt - Autographed Signed Photograph | HistoryForSale Item 26687

Neil Goldschmidt - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia
Neil Edward Goldschmidt (June 16, 1940 – June 12, 2024)
    
    
    
    
   

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) – Former Oregon governor, Portland
Mayor and admitted sexual abuser Neil Goldschmidt has
died at age 83, according to his family. The reported cause
was heart failure.

Prior to leaving the public eye, Goldschmidt admitted to sexually
abusing a minor.

The portrait of former Gov. Neil Goldschmidt
The portrait of former Governor Neil Goldschmidt was
removed from the Legislative Library on the fourth floor
of the Oregon State Capitol in 2011.


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