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The era of organized wagon-train migration from the Missouri River frontier to Oregon and other western destinations, especially prominent from the 1840s through the 1860s.

odkrycia geograficzne Europejczyków z XV i XVI wieku

The acute phase of the global financial crisis in 2008, marked by the failure or rescue of major financial institutions and the freezing of credit markets.

RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic during its maiden voyage, causing the deaths of approximately 1,500 people.

American mountaineer and canyoneer who escaped Bluejohn Canyon after amputating his trapped right forearm.

American television host, producer, writer, musician, and advocate for children, best known for creating and hosting Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood from 1968 to 2001.

American stockbroker who founded and led Stratton Oakmont before pleading guilty to financial crimes.

Investor and founder of Scion Capital who anticipated the collapse of the U.S. subprime mortgage market.

British maritime captain and commander of RMS Titanic on its maiden voyage.

Investor who became known for identifying weaknesses in subprime mortgage lending and profiting from the subsequent collapse.

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A significant early-career location in Charles’s emergence as a professional recording and touring musician.

A remote slot canyon in southeastern Utah and the site of Ralston’s 2003 entrapment and self-rescue.

The English settlement established on Jamestown Island in Virginia in 1607.

The Missouri River commercial and outfitting area, including Westport Landing and nearby Independence, that served as a principal departure zone for emigrant wagon trains.

The Pacific Northwest destination sought by many 19th-century overland emigrants traveling the Oregon Trail.

The Pennsylvania city where Fred Rogers developed his public-television career and where Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood was produced.

The Tidewater Virginia region was the setting for Jamestown and early English-Powhatan encounters.

The broad grassland region traversed by emigrant wagon trains west of the Missouri River.

The major mountain barrier crossed by Oregon-bound emigrants during their overland journey.

An early-career base where Charles performed and developed professionally after leaving the South.

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