David Thompson follows Columbia to Pacific and finishes charting entire length of the river.
William Price Hunt, leading Astor's overland party, explores Snake River Valley and much of future Oregon Trail.
When Governor Craig leaves for England, British Canadians detach the horses and draw his carriage to the place of embarkation.
PresidentJames Madison, in his message to Congress, says: "We have seen the British Cabinet not only persist, in refusing satisfaction demanded for the wrongs we have already suffered, but it is extending to our own waters that blockade, which is become a virtual war against us, through a stoppage of our legitimate commerce."
John Jacob (originally Johann Jakob) Astor (July 17, 1763 - March 29, 1848) made a fortune in fur trading and real estate. ... The Pacific Fur Company was founded by John Jacob Astor on June 23, 1810, as a subsidiary of his American Fur Company. ... Columbia River Gorge, Washington or North side The Columbia River (French: fleuve Columbia) is a river situated in British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest of the United States. ... There are several men named David Thompson: David Thompson (explorer) (1770-1857), Canadian explorer David Eugene Thompson (1854-1942), American diplomat David Thompson (basketball) (b. ... For other meanings of Pacific, see Pacific (disambiguation). ... The Ox Team or the Old Oregon Trail 1852-1906 by Ezra Meeker. ... The presidential seal was used by president Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... James Madison (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836) was the fourth (1809–1817) President of the United States. ...
December 2 - Jean-Charles Chapais, politician and he farts alot
May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... The Honourable Sir William Pearce Howland, PC, CB (May 29, 1811-1907), served as the second Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, from 1868 to 1873. ... July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine (July 20, 1811 – November 20, 1863) was a British colonial administrator and diplomat, best known as Governor General of the Province of Canada and Viceroy of India. ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jean-Charles Chapais as Receiver-General, in 1870 Jean-Charles Chapais (2 December 1811 - 17 July 1885) was a Canadian Conservative politician, and considered a Father of Canadian Confederation for his participation in the Quebec Conference to determine the form of Canadas government. ...
Canada's trade surplus, or the difference between exports and imports, widened to C$5.8 billion in July from a revised C$4.9 billion in the previous month.
Canada's economy will grow more slowly in the last months of 2005 than was previously forecast before Hurricane Katrina, and will rebound in the first half of 2006, according to a survey of analysts by Bloomberg News.
Canada's currency has risen in part because of climbing global commodity prices, and ``energy is now a positive, it appears, for the Canadian dollar,'' said John Murray, an adviser to the Bank of Canada.
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