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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: March 17, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark March 16, 1806March 18, 1806March 17, 1806 Monday March 17th 1806. Catel and his family left us this morning. Old Delashelwilt and his women…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: April 27, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 26, 1806April 28, 1806April 27, 1806 Sunday April 27th 1806. This morning we were detained untill 9 A.M. in consequence of the absence of…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: April 30, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 29, 1806May 1, 1806April 30, 1806 Wednesday April 30th 1806. This morning we had some difficulty in collecting our horses notwithstanding…

The Importance of Juneteenth

On June 19th, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger led a band of troops to Galveston, Texas, to proclaim slavery abolished. It had been two months since the surrender of Robert E. Lee and the…

Roger Babson Biography

Roger Babsonstatistician, business forecaster, writerBorn: 1875Birthplace: Gloucester, Mass. Though not a particularly good student, he studied bookkeeping and engineering and in 1904 founded…

L. Dennis Kozlowski, 2002 News

former chief executive of Tyco International, was indicted in June on charges that he avoided more than $1 million in sales taxes on six pieces of art he purchased in 2001 for $13.1 million…

Million Dollar Bill?

The Question: Is there a million dollar bill? If so, whose picture is on it? The Answer: Sorry to disappoint you, but the largest bill ever…

Is the world adequately prepared?

Is the world adequately prepared? No. Despite an advance warning that has lasted almost two years, the world is ill-prepared to defend itself during a pandemic. WHO has urged all countries to…