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The Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806) was a US military expedition of exploration, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, whose goal was to explore the newly acquired western lands that comprised the Louisiana Purchase and to reach...

William Clark, portrait by Charles Willson Peale, c. 1810.

The Lewis and Clark Expedition meet the Chinook people on the Lower Columbia River in October 1805, watercolor on paper by Charles M. Russell, 1905. Amon Carter Museum of Art, Fort Worth, Texas.

Sacagawea guides Lewis and Clark at the Three Forks of the Missouri River, 1805. Detail from a mural by Edgar Samuel Paxson, in the lobby of the Montana House of Representatives. Photograph taken at the Montana State Capitol, 2012.

The Lewis and Clark Expedition reaches the camp of the Shoshones, August 1805. Oil on canvas painting by Charles Marion Russell, 1918. Gilcrease Museum.

The Lewis and Clark Expedition meets the Salish Indians after crossing the Bitterroot Mountains in September 1805. Painting by Charles Marion Russell, 1912. Montana Historical Society.

The Roman army underwent dramatic changes in Late Antiquity. Civil war and external conflicts led to the creation of new legions while existing legions were either split or disbanded. Although there was an increase in the number of legions...

From the liner notes– read by Brock Peters with Martin Donegan as T. R. Gray The reading of, "The Confessions of Nat Turner" by the distinguished actor, Brock Peters, represents the first attempt to make Turner, leader of the most massive...

Buffalo and Eagle Wing is a legend of the Plains Indians culture of North America, which is part origin myth and part cautionary tale on the importance of keeping one's promises. Although scholars agree on the general provenance of the tale...

The Louisiana Purchase was a land deal made in 1803, in which the United States purchased 828,000 square miles (2,144,510 km²) of land west of the Mississippi River from France for $15 million, or an average of three cents per acre. The purchase...