Meriwether Lewis and William Clark explore, map, and establish American presence in the Louisiana Purchase lands.
1804-1806
John Chapman, aka Johnny Appleseed, travels far and wide to plant apple tree nurseries, not tossing random seeds as legends say.
1800s
Cherokee Indians and other tribes are forcibly relocated to Indian Territories via the Trail of Tears.
1830s
Frontiersman Davy Crockett serves in Congress before leaving his home state, eventually dying at the Battle of the Alamo.
1830s
DB Cooper extorts $200,000 and parachutes out of a plane as his getaway; still the only unsolved airjacking.
November, 1971
Conquistador Francisco Vazquez de Coronado searches for the riches of the fabled Seven Cities of Cibola.
1540
President John Kennedy makes a 2-day tour in anticipation of seeking reelection, ending in tragedy.
November, 1963
Naturalist John Wesley Powell makes the first passage by white men through the entirety of the Grand Canyon.
1869
Brigham Young leads Mormons on an exodus from their previous home of Nauvoo after Joseph Smith is murdered.
1840s
The Raiders play in 4 different cities in as many playoff games to become Super Bowl Champs for the 1980 NFL season.
January, 1981
102 Pilgrims aboard the ship Mayflower arrive from England. Landing in November; only about half of them survive till spring.
1620
Ponce de Leon sails in search of gold and riches for Europe, if not for the Fountain of Youth.
1513
Charles Lindbergh flies the Spirit of St. Louis non-stop and solo to Paris, France, winning the Orteig Prize and $25,000.
May, 1927
Alan Shepard becomes the first US man in space via the suborbital flight of Freedom 7, splashing down about 230 miles away.
May, 1961
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