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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: July 19, 1804
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark July 18, 1804July 20, 1804July 19, 1804 July 19th after breakfast which was on a rosted Ribs of a Deer a little and a little Coffee I walked on…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, April 1, 1806
Day 1296 Day 1298 Lewis, April 1, 1806 Tuesday April 1st 1806. This morning early we dispatched Sergt. Pryar with two men in a small canoe up quicksand river with orders to proceed as far…South Platte
(Encyclopedia) South PlatteSouth Platteplăt [key], river, c.450 mi (720 km) long, rising in the Rocky Mts. in many branches, which then join in central Colorado. It flows in a narrow canyon E and NE…Gage, Thomas, English traveler
(Encyclopedia) Gage, Thomas, d. 1656, English traveler. He went (1612) to Spain to study and became a Dominican. He lived and traveled among the Native populations of Central America from 1625 to…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: October 17, 1804
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark October 16, 1804October 18, 1804October 17, 1804 17th of October 1804 Wind S. W. I walked on Shore with the Ricara Chief and an Inteprieter, they…Elion, Gertrude Belle
(Encyclopedia) Elion, Gertrude BelleElion, Gertrude Belleĕlˈēən [key], 1918–99, American pharmacologist, b. New York City, B.S. Hunter College, 1937. Unable to find research work (largely because she…Hampton Roads Peace Conference
(Encyclopedia) Hampton Roads Peace Conference, meeting held on Feb. 3, 1865, on board the Union transport River Queen in Hampton Roads, Va., with the object of ending the Civil War. President Lincoln…J. Lee Thompson 2002 Deaths
J. Lee ThompsonAge: 88 British director who earned fame on these shores for Guns of Navarone, which was nominated for seven Oscars. His other credits include Cape Fear. Died: Los Angeles, Aug…Bennie THOMPSON, Congress, MS (1948)
THOMPSON Bennie , a Representative from Mississippi; born in Bolton, Hinds County, Miss., January 28, 1948; B.A., Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, Miss., 1968; M.S., Jackson State University, Jackson,…Glenn THOMPSON, Congress, PA (1959)
THOMPSON Glenn , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Bellefonte, Centre County, Pa., July 27, 1959; B.S., Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa., 1981; M.Ed., Temple…