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Joe's Daily U.S. History Lesson -- May 14
Category: Education
Duration: 00:05:54
Publish Date: 2018-05-11 22:55:50
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MAY 14 1804-Lewis and Clark leave St. Louis. … In Spring of 1801 Captain Meriwether Lewis was asked by President Thomas Jefferson to be his secretary-aide, and then two years later was picked as commander of expedition. He wrote to his buddy Will8iam Clark to join him, and then on the 4th of July that year came the announcement of the Louisiana Purchase.

Now that the United States doubled in size, it was time to see what else is out there. In August of 1804 Lewis and Clark met with representatives of the Oto and Missouri Indians and exchanged peaceful gifts. In August they had another peaceful encounter with the natives, this time the Yankton Sioux council. In September however the Teton Sioux demanded one of the expedition’s boats as a toll to travel farther upriver. Chief Black Buffalo resolves the situation and prevented escalation.

In November they came across Toussaint Charbonneau, a French Canadian fur trapper living with the Hidatsas, and was hired as an interpreter. His wife Sacagawea was a tremendous help to the expedition. The crew completed Fort Mandan and stayed there for the winter. When the weather thawed they continued their trek from present day North Dakota to present day Montana, where they first aw the Rocky Mountains.

They found the Shoshone Indians, and in that mix, Sacagawea’s brother. The Shoshones sold the expedition some horses; they passed through the Clearwater and Snake rivers in canoes, then the Columbia river, then finally the Pacific Ocean. After winter was through, they headed back east to St. Louis with their maps, drawings, gifts, and winning lottery tickets. They were treated as national heroes.

1994-Thoughts and prayers go out to the Beamer family ...and their loved ones as Todd Beamer married his sweetheart Lisa in Peekskill, New York on May 14,1994. Todd of course was a software salesman who famously took back flight 93 from Islamic Terrorists on September 11. After that, Lisa wrote a very special book about him. I bought that book when it first came out. I still have that book. Lisa wrote a book titled after his last words, let’s roll.

And we will NEVER forget.

1969-The last Chevy Corvair ...is built. It was the only America-designed, mass produced passenger car to feature a rear mounted air cooled engine. It competed with the VW Beetle, the Ford Falcon, Plymouth Valiant, and Studebaker Lark.

In WWII news…

1943-The British and Americans begin planning Operation Pointblank. Its purpose was for the progressive destruction and dislocation of the German military and economic system, and the undermining of the morale of the German people. In short, it was intended to force a German surrender. However the result was a disputed tie; the Luftwaffe weakened however German aircraft production increased as a result.

1967-The Commerce Comet ...hits his 500th HomeRun. NYY Mickey Mantle, regarded to be one of the greatest switch hitters of all time, slugged this one off Oriole’s Stu Miller. The Mick was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974
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