What made his followers so angry was the explorer’s disregard ... reaching the Mississippi by land. “La Salle was a very impetuous individual,” says Robert Weddle, a Texas historian and ...

On April 9, 1682, French explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier de La Salle reached the Mississippi River. In 1833 the first tax-supported public library was founded in Peterborough, N.H. In 1865 ...

A debris field at the bottom of Lake Michigan may be the remains of the long-lost Griffin, a vessel commanded by the 17th-century French explorer ... Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle's ...

In this day and age, directions can easily be found on a screen of a cellphone, but it wasn't as easy more than three centuries ago. Those brave enough to travel the world's oceans would use two ...

"If this is the Griffin, it will teach us many things." Rene Robert Cavelier de la Salle ordered the Griffin built near Niagara Falls in 1679 to support his quest for what was widely -- but ...

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 ...

AUSTIN -- It's 1686, and French explorer Robert La Salle is trying to lay claim to the New World. His famed ship, La Belle, was lost in Matagorda Bay. Centuries passed before archaeologists would ...

there are a lot of differences between René-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle and Jon Bon Jovi. La Salle was a French explorer who died whilst exploring somewhere in the Deep South in 1687.

was 4 for 15 from the floor for Robert Morris (4-1). Russell Johnson added 12 as La Salle, after playing Pittsburgh tough in its previous game, fell to 2-3. Sam Mills was the only Explorer in ...

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 an estimated 75,000 people ...