On the morning of April 9, 1682, René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle, who came from a rich family in Rouen, France, had his moment of glory. Ren-Robert Cavelier de la Salle portrayed by Franois ...

On April 9, 1682, French explorer Robert La Salle reached the Mississippi River. In 1833, the first tax-supported public library was founded in Peterborough, N.H. In 1939 approximately 75,000 ...

Then, too, she was ineptly commanded by one of the greatest French explorers, Robert Cavelier de La Salle. La Salle had already lost one of his ships, l'Aimable, in the treacherous shoals of Pass ...