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Today is Sunday, July 3, the 184th day of 2011. There are 181 days left in the year.Highlights in history on this date:
321 - Roman emperor Constantine, a Christian, proclaims Sunday a day of rest and religious observance.
1583 - Russia 's Czar Ivan the Terrible kills his son Ivan in a fit of rage.
1608 - Samuel de Champlain, French explorer, lays foundation of Canadian city of Quebec.
1778 - Prussia declares war on Austria, starting War of Bavarian Succession.
1849 - French forces enter Rome despite resistance by Giuseppe Garibaldi and restore Pope Pius IX.
1863 - Confederates are forced to retreat on the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg, turning the fortunes in the American Civil War; 37,000 die on both sides in three days of battle.
1866 - Prussians defeat Austrians at Battle of Koenigraetz, deciding the Seven Weeks' War and effectively excluding Austria from a Prussian-dominated Germany.
1881 - Britain persuades Turkey to sign convention with Greece, whereby Greece gets Thessaly and parts of Epirus.
1896 - Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of Turkey, agrees to introduce self-government in Crete, but Greece continues to support insurgents.
1944 - Soviet forces retake Minsk from Germans, capturing 100,000 troops.
1950 - U.S. and North Korean troops clash for first time in Korean War.
1954 - Food rationing, imposed during World War II, ends in Britain.
1962 - Algeria becomes independent after 132 years of French rule.
1971 - Indonesians vote in their country's first national election in 16 years.
1988 - The US S Vincennes shoots down an Iran Air jetliner over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard. The crew misidentified the plane as an Iranian F-14 fighter.
1991 - Yugoslav military commanders dispatch troops and tanks toward breakaway republics of Croatia and Slovenia but order troops to hold their fire unless attacked.
1993 - Ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide signs an accord in New York with the Haitian military that will return him to office.
1994 - French troops and the rebels who oppose their presence skirmish briefly in Rwanda, the first time the French humanitarian mission has entered into combat.
1996 - Boris Yeltsin decisively defeats communist challenger Gennady Zyuganov for a second term as Russia n president.
1997 - The Parliament of Western Samoa votes to amend the constitution to simplify the country's name to Samoa.
Explorer Samuel De Champlain - News
1608 - Samuel de Champlain, French explorer, lays foundation of Canadian city of Quebec. 1778 - Prussia declares war on Austria, starting War of Bavarian Succession. 1849 - French forces enter Rome despite resistance by Giuseppe Garibaldi and restore
An effort by some residents in New York to rename the Champlain Bridge in honor of two fallen police officers is stirring some controversy. The 80-year-old bridge, named after explorer Samuel de Champlain, was demolished in 2009 after inspectors said
In 1604, the island, located in the St. Croix River, was where the first short-lived French settlement in Maine was established by the entrepreneur Sieur de Mons and explorer Samuel de Champlain. The St. Croix Island settlement predated the Plymouth
In 1603, French explorer Samuel de Champlain landed in Canada for the first time. In 1706, the government of New France banned Montreal residents from keeping pigs in their homes. They were also ordered to repair roads and build sidewalks at street
At the peak of the hill is a statue of French explorer Samuel de Champlain, who first paddled the Ottawa River in 1613, holding his famous astrolabe upside down. The hip, happening ByWard Market is home to museums, galleries, boutiques, salons and spas
Explorers And Fur Trade: Explorer Bio- Samuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain was born 1567 in Brouage, Province of Saintonge, France. Samuel was also known as the father of new France. he was a French navigator, cartographer, draughtsman, soldier, explorer, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, and chronicler. Samuel also founded new France and Quebec city on July 3, 1608. Samuel was born into a family of master mariners. He started exploring north America 1603 under the guidance of Francois grave du pont. From 1604-1607 Samuel was a part of the exploration and first permanent settlement north of Florida, Port Royal Acadia. In 1608 he next made a permanent settlement, Quebec City. Samuel was the first European explorer to explore and describe the Great Lakes.
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Samuel de Champlain, explorer of Canada
Presents a biography of the French explorer who was instrumental in founding the city of Quâebec, and includes details about the land and people of the times ...Samuel de Champlain
Retells the life of the French explorer who helped found Quebec and made alliances with the First Nations Native Americans in the area.Samuel de Champlain
A biography of the French explorer who founded Quebec, discovered Lake Champlain, and was called the Father of New France.Samuel de Champlain, Explorer of the Great Lakes Region and Founder of Quebec
Presents a biography of the French explorer who founded Quebec and was known for mapping the eastern coastline of North America.Samuel de Champlain, from New France to Cape Cod
Describes the life and accomplishments of the French explorer who made many voyages to North America, founded a colony in present-day Canada, and became known ...Day-to-day Walkthroughs Directory
Samuel de Champlain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Samuel de Champlain. Enlarged detail from the center of the engraving "Deffaite des Yroquois au Lac de Champlain," from Champlain's Voyages (1613) ...
Samuel de Champlain: Explorer - EnchantedLearning.com
Samuel de Champlain (1567?-1635) was a French explorer and navigator who mapped much of northeastern North America and started a settlement in Quebec. ...
Samuel de Champlain | All About Explorers
Samuel de ChamplainSamuel was an explorer who founded the Canadian city of Quebec. ... Voyages of Samuel de Champlain: Click to enlargeIn 1608, Champlain returned to Canada to ...
Historical Biographies - Samuel de Champlain (1567-1635)
On the French explorers career.
Samuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain was a French explorer, navigator, and mapmaker. ... Champlain remained for three years, exploring the Atlantic coast from the Bay of Fundy down to Cape Cod. ...
