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Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase is bought from France, adding 828,000 square miles to the American frontier. -
Lewis and Clark reach Pacific Ocean
The Lewis and Clark expedition reaches the coast of the Pacific Ocean. -
Louis Remy Mignot Born
Louis Remy Mignot, painter of "Travelers in a Tropical Landscape", is born in Charleston, South Carolina. The exact date of his birth is unknown. -
"Travelers in a Tropical Landscape" Painted
Louis Remy Mignot paints "Travelers in a Tropical Landscape" Medium: Oil on Canvas -
Thomas Hart Benton Born
Thomas Hart Benton, painter of "Ploughing it Under", is born in Neosho, Missouri. -
Closing of the Frontier
1890 U.S. Census is taken, which announces that there is no longer a clearly recognizable American frontier. Although the western frontier has been closed, the idea of the frontier will continue to affect Americans for generations to come. -
Richard Estes Born
Richard Estes, painter of "Antarctia", is born in Kewanee, Illinois. -
"Ploughing it Under"
Thomas Hart Benton paints "Ploughing it Under". It will later be reworked, however. Medium: Oil on Canvas -
Operation Deep Freeze I
U.S. scientists are part of an international effort to advance knowledge of Antarctica by conducting earth science experiments on the continent. -
"Ploughing it Under" Reworked
Thomas Hart Benton reworks the painting "Ploughing it Under" -
Apollo 11
Apollo 11 puts the first men on the moon. -
"Antarctica"
Richard Estes paints "Antarctica" Medium: Oil on Canvas
