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William Clark is born.
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Meriwether Lewis is born.
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Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson is elected as president. -
New Secretary
Jefferson asks Lewis to be his private secretary. -
Commander of Expedition
Lewis is chosen by Jefferson to be the commander of the expedition. -
Co-Commander
Lewis asks William Clark to assist him on the expedition as the co-commander; he accepts the position. -
Expedition begins
They began their journey near St. Louis, Missouri. -
Charbonneau and Sacagawea
Toussaint Charbonneau, a French Canadian fur trapper, and his wife, Sacagawea, a Shoshone who had been captured by the Hidatsas and sold to Charbonneau, are hired as an interpreters for the expediton to assure tribes that the Corps of Discovery come with peace. -
Missouri
In June of 1805, the Corps of Discovery reach Missouri and believe they found the Pacific Ocean but are actually over 20 miles away. -
Judith River
On this day, William Clark names a river he found in Missouri after Julia Hancock whom he wishes to marry. -
Chief Cameahwait
The expedition discover a Shoshone village and ask for horses. The Shoshone chief, Chief Cameahwait, happened to be Sacagawea's brother. -
The Pacific
After a year and a half of when they believed they found the route to the ocean, The Corps of Discovery finally reach the Pacific. -
Meriwether Lewis dies
Lewis died at an inn near Nashville, Tennessee where he had been on his way to Washington, D.C. His death is unknown but most historians believe he committed suicide. -
William Clark dies
He died married to Julia Hancock who he had named a river while on the expedition.
