Category: Exploration
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Lewis and Clark Expedition Starts
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May 14, 1804, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark left for their expedition to the west.
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Botonay Bay Convicts Land
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January 18, 1788, the first shipload of convicts landed in Botany Bay, Australia.
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Cook and the Antarctic Circle
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January 17, 1773, Captain James Cook and his crew became the first Europeans to cross the Antarctic Circle.
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John White Returns To Roanoke
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August 17, 1590, John White returned to find that the colony of Roanoke had disappeared.
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Lindbergh Flight
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May 21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh become the first solo pilot to fly non-stop across the Atlantic.
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Jacqueline Cochran Breaks Sound Barrier
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May 18, 1953, Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman to break the sound barrier.