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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 12, 1804

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 11, 1804August 13, 1804August 12, 1804 12th August Sunday 1804 a South wind We Set out early the river wider than usial, and Shallow, at…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 23, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 22, 1805May 24, 1805May 23, 1805 Thursday May 23rd 1805. Set out early this morning, the frost was severe last night, the ice appeared…

The Seven Continents

What is a continent? A continent is defined as a large unbroken landmass completely surrounded by water, although in some cases continents are (or were in part) connected by land bridges. The…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: July 8, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark July 7, 1806July 9, 1806July 8, 1806 July 8th 1806. Set out at 6 A.M. N 25 W. 31/2 m. to the top of a hill from whence we saw the Shishequaw…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 20, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 19, 1805May 21, 1805May 20, 1805 Monday May 20th 1805 Set out at an early hour as usual, the banks being favourable and water strong we…

The Dawning of the Space Age

On Oct. 4, 1957, the Soviet Union put the world's first artificial satellite, Sputnik I, into Earth orbit and ushered in the modern space age. Sputnik (“traveling companion”) was…

At the Sources of the Missouri

Chapter 11 Chapter 13 At the Sources of the Missouri The explorers were now (in the last days of July, 1805) at the head of the principal sources of the great Missouri River, in…