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René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, French explorer (died 1687)

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René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle

French explorer of North America (1643–1687)

René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, was a 17th-century French explorer and fur trader in North America. He explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, and the Mississippi River. He is best known for an early 1682 expedition in which he canoed the lower…
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November 22

Day of the year

November 22 is the 326th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 39 days remain until the end of the year.
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