1796 ⟶ Mungo Park Reaches the Niger River

Mungo Park, backed by the African Association, is the first ...
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🗺️ Nero's Expedition Reaches Meroë

Nero%27s_exploration_of_the_Nile" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-gray-300 dark:underline dark:hover:text-gray-100">Nero's exploration of the Nile: Emperor Nero sends an expedition which reaches the historical city Meroë (Sudan). (approximate date)⟶
Nero's Expedition Reaches Meroë (60)
Roman EmpireExplorationNile RiverRoman EmperorsGeography
SudanSudanItalyItaly

🧭 Vitus Bering's Expedition Reaches Alaska

Vitus Bering discovers Alaska⟶
Vitus Bering's Expedition Reaches Alaska (1741)
ExplorationRussian EmpireAlaskaGeographyDiscoveryImperialismMaritime History
RussiaRussiaUnited StatesUnited States

🏞️ Mungo Park Reaches the Niger River

Mungo Park, backed by the African Association, is the first European to set eyes on the Niger River in Africa.⟶
Mungo Park Reaches the Niger River (1796)
ExplorationGeographyColonialismImperialism
United KingdomUnited KingdomMaliMaliNigeriaNigeriaNigerNiger

💉 Jenner's First Successful Smallpox Vaccination

Edward Jenner: smallpox historical accounting.⟶
Jenner's First Successful Smallpox Vaccination (1796)
MedicineVaccinationInfectious DiseasesPublic HealthEdward JennerScientific RevolutionSmallpox
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🌍 Stanley Finds Livingstone

Henry Morton Stanley meets Dr. David Livingstone near Lake Tanganyika.⟶
Stanley Finds Livingstone (1871)
ExplorationColonialismBritish EmpireImperialismHumanitarianismDiscovery
TanzaniaTanzaniaUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🔥 British Benin Expedition: Looting and Burning of Benin City

Benin Expedition of 1897 loots and burns Benin.⟶
British Benin Expedition: Looting and Burning of Benin City (1897)
ColonialismBritish EmpireImperialismMilitary Campaign
NigeriaNigeriaUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom