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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 14, 1804

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 13, 1804June 15, 1804June 14, 1804 14th June, Thursday We set out at 6 oClock after a thick fog proceeded on verry well S. 33 W 2 Ms. to the…

Marshall, George Catlett

(Encyclopedia) Marshall, George Catlett, 1880–1959, American general and cabinet member, b. Uniontown, Pa. A career army officer, Marshall graduated from the Virginia Military Institute. He first…

Diaghilev, Sergei Pavlovich

(Encyclopedia) Diaghilev, Sergei PavlovichDiaghilev, Sergei Pavlovichsyĭrgāˈ pävˈləvĭch dyäˈgĭlyĭf [key], 1872–1929, Russian ballet impresario and art critic, grad. St. Petersburg Conservatory of…

Boswell, James

(Encyclopedia) Boswell, James, 1740–95, Scottish author, b. Edinburgh; son of a distinguished judge. At his father's insistence the young Boswell reluctantly studied law. Admitted to the bar in 1766…

Vermeer, Jan

(Encyclopedia) Vermeer, Jan or JohannesVermeer, Jan or Johannesvərmērˈ, Dutch yän vərmārˈ, yōhänˈəs [key], 1632–75, Dutch genre and landscape painter. He was born in Delft, where he spent his entire…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 19, 1804

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 18, 1804June 20, 1804June 19, 1804 June 19th Tuesday rain last night after fixing the new Oars and makeing all necessary arrangements, we…

Rulers of Germany and Prussia

Name Born Ruled1 Kings of Prussia Frederick I2 1657 1701–1713 Frederick William I 1688 1713–1740 Frederick II the Great 1712 1740–1786 Frederick William II…