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(Encyclopedia) exploration, travel to a part of the earth that is relatively unknown to the traveler's culture, historically often motivated by a desire for colonization, conquest, or trade. See also…Opobo
(Encyclopedia) OpoboOpoboōpōˈbō [key], town, SE Nigeria, in the Niger River delta. It is a palm-oil collection center and has fishing and boatbuilding industries. Opobo was founded in 1869 by a group…Gallup
(Encyclopedia) Gallup, town (2020 pop. 21,899), alt. 6,515 ft (1,986 m), seat of McKinley co., NW N.Mex., on the Puerco River near the Ariz. line; inc…European Economic Community
(Encyclopedia) European Economic Community (EEC), organization established (1958) by a treaty signed in 1957 by Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and West Germany (now Germany); it…commercial revolution
(Encyclopedia) commercial revolution, in European history, a fundamental change in the quantity and scope of commerce. In the later Middle Ages steady economic expansion had seen the rise of towns…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, April 19, 1805
Day 603 Day 605 Lewis, April 19, 1805 Friday April 19th 1805. The wind blew So hard this morning from N. W. that we dared not to venture our canoes on the river.- Observed considerable…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: February 21, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark February 20, 1806February 22, 1806February 21, 1806 Friday February 21st 1806. Visited this morning by 3 Clatsop who remained with us all day;…Baron Munchausen: Reflections on Saint Hubert...
by Rudolph Erich Raspe An encounter between the Ba... The effects of great activi... Reflections on Saint Hubert... Reflections on Saint Hubert's stag-Shoots a stag with cherry-…Northwest Territory
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Northwest Territory Northwest Territory, first possession of the United States, comprising the region known as the Old Northwest, S and W of the Great Lakes, NW of the Ohio…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 27, 1804
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 26, 1804May 28, 1804May 27, 1804 Sunday May 27th as we were Setting out this morning two Canoos loaded with Bever elk Deer Skins &…Trending
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