Explorer John Wesley Powell

John Wesley Powell

Living place: New York

Birthday: 24-3-1834

Global rank: #45946

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Who is Explorer John Wesley Powell?
Explorer of the western United States has become the first person to study the Colorado River lines.
His expedition traversed the blank 900 miles on four ships from Wyoming to Grand Canyon.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He displayed an interest in the natural sciences at a young age, taking the field of trips up the Mississippi River.

Family life info

He married Emma Dean in 1862. The couple had one child.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Explorer John Wesley Powell?
Peter Skene Ogden was also a key figure in the exploration of the American West.

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When was Explorer John Wesley Powell born?
John Wesley Powell was born in 24-3-1834, death year is , at the age of 190.
Where is Explorer John Wesley Powell's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
John Wesley Powell was born in New York, . is a Explorer, whose Zodiac is Aries, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Horse. John Wesley Powell's global rank is 45946 and whose rank is 66 in list of famous Explorer.
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Events in 1834 and 24-3

Birthday John Wesley Powell (24-3) in history

  • Day 24-3 year 1603: Queen Elizabeth passed away at 69 at Richmond Palace after ruling England for more than 40 years. She is buried at Westminster Abbey, London, UK
  • Day 24-3 year 1882: Robert Koch announced the discovery of the tuberculosis bacillus.
  • Day 24-3 year 1949: Laurence Olivier's Hamlet became the first British film to win an Oscar.
  • Day 24-3 year 1958: Rock 'n' roll star Elvis Presley joined the U.S. army for two years.
  • Day 24-3 year 1989: In one of worst oil spills in recent history, the tanker, Exxon Valdez, ran aground and released 240,000 barrels of oil into Prince William Sound.
  • Day 24-3 year 1999: NATO begins launching air strikes in an attempt to force Serbia to cease hostilities against ethnic Albanians in Kosovo.
  • Day 24-3 year 2002: Halle Berry became the first African-American actress to win a best actress Oscar and Denzel Washington became the second African-American actor to get the best actor award.
  • Day 24-3 year 2004: The notorious Bird family's more than half-century stronghold on the nation of Antigua and Barbuda came to an end when Baldwin Spencer won the post of prime minister in the general election.
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