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Joshua Reed GIDDINGS, Congress, OH (1795-1864)
GIDDINGS Joshua Reed , A Representative from Ohio; born in Tioga Point (later Athens), Bradford County, Pa., October 6, 1795; moved with his parents to Canandaigua, N.Y., in 1795; received a common-…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, July 20, 1804
Day 143 Day 145 Clark, July 20, 1804 July 20th, Friday 1804 a cool morning passed a large willow Island (1) on the S. S. and the mouth of Creek about 25 yds. wide on the L. S. Called by…Crash in the Andes (1972)
On October 12, 1972, a chartered military plane carrying an amateur rugby team from Montevideo, Uruguay, left for Santiago, Chile. When the weather became treacherous, the plane landed…Meteorites from Mars
Thirty-four meteorites, almost certainly from Mars, have been discovered as of May 2006. They are known as SNCs1 (named for the towns where the original 12 meteorites were found: Shergotty,…bacteria
(Encyclopedia) bacteria [pl. of bacterium], microscopic unicellular prokaryotic organisms characterized by the lack of a membrane-bound nucleus and membrane-bound organelles. Once considered a part…Arthropoda
(Encyclopedia) ArthropodaArthropodaärthrŏpˈədə [key] [Gr.,=jointed feet], largest and most diverse animal phylum. The arthropods include crustaceans, insects, centipedes, millipedes, spiders,…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, January 22, 1806
Day 1159 Day 1161 Clark, January 22, 1806 Friday 22nd January 1806 The party Sent for the meat this morning returned with it in the evening; it was in verry inferior order, in Short the…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, April 24, 1806
Day 1349 Day 1351 Clark, April 24, 1806 Thursday 24th April 1806 rose early this morning and Sent out after the horses all of which were found except McNeals which I hired an Indian to…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, July 19, 1806
Day 1508 Day 1510 Lewis, July 19, 1806 Saturday July 19th 1806. Drewyer and J. Fields set out early this morning in conformity to my instructions last evening. they returned at 1/2 after 12…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, April 12, 1805
Day 590 Day 592 Clark, April 12, 1805 12th April Friday 1805 a fine morning Set out verry early, the murcery Stood 56° above 0. proceeded on to the mouth of the Little Missouri river and…Trending
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