Monthly Archives: August 2018

Jean Ribault

Posted on August 28, 2018 by beaugrand

Jean Ribault 1520, Dieppe, France, 1565, Fort Caroline, Jacksonville, FLage 45 He was a French naval officer, navigator, and a colonizer of what would become the southeastern United States. He was a major figure in the French attempts to colonize … Continue reading →

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Lucas Vazquez de Ayllon

Posted on August 28, 2018 by beaugrand

Lucas Vazquez de Ayllon (1475-1526) age 51 A Spanish conquistador and explorer who tried to start a colony in North America in 1526. He was the first European colonizer of what is now South Carolina. His attempt to settle the … Continue reading →

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Land Called Chicora

Posted on August 28, 2018 by beaugrand

Land Called Chicora We would know more of the land called Chicora and of its people; but, the records are vague, and few. The fact that it was part of a great continent was at first not known. Its general … Continue reading →

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Theodore Huebner Roethke

Posted on August 28, 2018 by beaugrand

Theodore Huebner Roethke 1908-1963 age 55 He was an American poet regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential poets of his generation. His work is characterized by its introspection, rhythm and natural imagery. Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, National … Continue reading →

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Adam Dollard des Ormeaux

Posted on August 28, 2018 by beaugrand

Adam Dollard des Ormeaux 1635-1660 age 25 He was an iconic figure in the history of New France. Arriving in the colony in 1658, Dollard was appointed the position of garrison commander of the fort of Ville-Marie (now Montreal). In … Continue reading →

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Adam Dollard Ormeaux

Posted on August 28, 2018 by beaugrand

Adam Dollard Ormeaux with a keg of gunpowder above his head, during the Battle of Long Sault. Against the advice of seasoned Aboriginal fighters, Dollard got the support of the governor of Montreal, Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve, to organize an … Continue reading →

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Kofi Atta Annan 1938, Kumasi, Ghana 

Posted on August 28, 2018 by beaugrand

Kofi Atta Annan 1938, Kumasi, Ghana Annan died on the morning of 18 August 2018 in Bern, Switzerland, at the age of 80 after a short illness. António Guterres, the current UN Secretary-General, said that “Kofi Annan was a champion … Continue reading →

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Joaquim Benedito Barbosa Gomes

Posted on August 28, 2018 by beaugrand

Joaquim Benedito Barbosa Gomes 1954 age 63 He was a former Justice of the Supreme Federal Court in Brazil. He served as the president of the court (Chief Justice) between 2012 and 2014. He studied law at University of Brasília … Continue reading →

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Louisiana

Posted on August 28, 2018 by beaugrand

Louisiana Thomas Jefferys (1710–71) was a royal geographer to King George III and a London publisher of maps. He is well known for his maps of North America, produced to meet commercial demand, but also to support British territorial claims … Continue reading →

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Acadia

Posted on August 28, 2018 by beaugrand

  Arcadian Flag In the year 1636, the only surviving passenger list of people going to Acadia is from this era comes from the ship of St. Jehan, which left France on April 1, 1636 The records of the admiralty … Continue reading →

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