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Hace 4 días · Russell, Lewis and Clark on the Lower Columbia, 1905 In 1904, Charles Russell and his wife Nancy traveled to St. Louis to visit his family and attend the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. The largest world’s fair up to that time, the exposition commemorated the centennial of Lewis and Clark’s epic journey of exploration across the continent, which was commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson.
Hace 5 días · After the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory in 1803, President Jefferson commissioned Army Captain Meriwether Lewis and his second-in-command, William Clark, to lead an expedition to explore Louisiana and the Pacific Northwest. The expedition's goals included finding a navigable route to the Pacific Ocean and collecting scientific ...
Hace 2 días · John C. Frémont. John Charles Frémont or Fremont (January 21, 1813 – July 13, 1890) was an American explorer, military officer, and politician. He was a United States senator from California and was the first Republican nominee for president of the U.S. in 1856 and founder of the California Republican Party when he was nominated.
Hace 5 días · Ryan Price. The search for the lucrative bounty is underway. The Colombian government has started an expedition to recover an 18th Century Spanish galleon dubbed the “holy grail of shipwrecks”. The wreckage, which was sunk by the British Royal Navy in 1708 in the Caribbean Sea, has an estimated £16bn ($20bn) in treasure on board.
Hace 2 días · This gripping drama, based on the true story of the Messner brothers and their ill-fated 1970 expedition to climb the deadly Nanga Parbat, one of the world's highest peaks. The film showcases the complex relationship between Reinhold and Günther Messner, their shared passion for climbing, and the tragic events that unfolded during their perilous ascent.
Hace 5 días · 315 Dillard & Clark - Fantastic Expedition of - 1969 316 Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz - 1981 317 Who,The - Live at Leeds - 1970 318 Tim Buckley - Goodbye and Hello - 1967 319 Pretenders,The - Pretenders - 1980 320 Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man - 1967 321 Doors,The - Strange Days - 1967 322 Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy ...
Hace 2 días · This letter from English diplomat Edward Thornton to British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Lord Hawkesbury reveals the secretive origins of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Thornton reveals President Jefferson's plans to launch a western expedition "entirely of a scientific nature" and mentions his request that Thornton grant the explorers a passport should the explorers encounter ...
