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Vaudreuil-Cavagnal, Pierre de Rigaud, marquis de
(Encyclopedia) Vaudreuil-Cavagnal, Pierre de Rigaud, marquis deVaudreuil-Cavagnal, Pierre de Rigaud, marquis depyĕr də rēgōˈ märkēˈ də vōdröˈyə-kävänyälˈ [key], 1698–1765, last French governor of New…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Verses Intended To Be Written Below A Noble Earl's Picture[1]
by Robert Burns Epistle To Mrs. ScottPrologueVerses Intended To Be Written Below A Noble Earl's Picture[1] Whose is that noble, dauntless brow? And whose that eye of fire?…Frontenac, Louis de Buade, comte de Palluau et de
(Encyclopedia) Frontenac, Louis de Buade, comte de Palluau et deFrontenac, Louis de Buade, comte de Palluau et defrŏnˈtĭnăk, Fr. lwē də büädˈ koNt də pälüōˈ ā də frôNtənäkˈ [key], 1620–98, French…Turgot, Anne Robert Jacques
(Encyclopedia) Turgot, Anne Robert JacquesTurgot, Anne Robert Jacquesän rōbĕrˈ zhäk türgōˈ [key], 1727–81, French economist, comptroller general of finances (1774–76). The son of a rich merchant, he…Louisiana Purchase
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Louisiana Purchase (1803) Louisiana Purchase, 1803, American acquisition from France of the formerly Spanish region of Louisiana. Jefferson instructed Livingston to attempt…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: November 1, 1804
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark October 31, 1804November 2, 1804November 1, 1804 1 November 1804 Visited by Several Chiefs of the lower Village who requested we would call on…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 22, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 21, 1805June 23, 1805June 22, 1805 Saturday June 22cd 1805. This morning early Capt Clark and myself with all the party except Sergt.…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, July 10, 1806
Day 1540 Day 1542 Clark, July 10, 1806 Thursday July 10th 1806 last night was very cold and this morning everything was white with frost and the grass Stiff frozend. I had Some water…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: July 27, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark July 26, 1805July 28, 1805July 27, 1805 Saturday July 27th 1805. We set out at an early hour and proceeded on but slowly the current still so…Brian Walker
Brian Walker announced in 2000 that he was building his own manned rocket that he hoped would blast him into the upper atmosphere. Walker is an inventor whose successful toy designs include the Air…Trending
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