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#OTD 1 June 1637 Jacques Marquette was born. He became a Jesuit missionary who founded Michigan's first European settlement, Sault Sainte Marie. In 1673, Marquette, with Louis Jolliet, was the first European to explore the northern portion of the Mississippi River Valley.
4 days ago · In May of 1673 Father Jacques Marquette, a French Jesuit priest, and Louis Joliet, a Canadian-born fur trader, set out with five others from Marquette's mission of St. Ignace on the northeastern edge of Lake Michigan. They left to explore the territory of the Illini.
1 day ago · The first permanent European settlement was founded in 1668 on the site where Père Jacques Marquette established Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, as a base for Catholic missions. [16] [17] Missionaries in 1671–75 founded outlying stations at Saint Ignace and Marquette .
5 days ago · French explorer (with Jacques Marquette) of the upper Mississippi River valley (1645-1700) Jacques Marquette French missionary who accompanied Louis Joliet in exploring the upper Mississippi River valley
2 days ago · Hugh Capet is elected King of France, 987. Beijing, then under the control of the Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured by the Mongols under Genghis Khan, ending the Battle of Beijing, 1215. Friar John Cor records the first known batch of scotch whisky, 1495. Anne Boleyn is crowned Queen of England, 1533.
2 days ago · June 1 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini. They include: -- Jacques Marquette, Jesuit priest/French explorer of the Mississippi, in 1637. -- Mormon leader Brigham Young ...
5 days ago · e20018 Background: Liquid biopsy (LB) is a useful tool for the detection of actionable mutations in advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NS-NSCLC) at progression. However, the clinical benefits of integrating both LB and tissue biopsy (TB)-based genomic profiling at diagnosis of NS-NSCLC remain uncertain. Methods: We tested three commercially available next-generation sequencing ...
