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Today in History - August 18

August 18, 2019
Today in History - August 18

Explorer Meriwether Lewis, who joined William Clark to blaze a trail across the continent to the Pacific Ocean, was born on August 18, 1774, near Charlottesville, Virginia. Continue reading.

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