Jan 1 French explorers Louis-Joseph and François de La Vérendrye are the first Europeans to reach the foot of the Rocky Mountains at the Yellow River, having crossed the Great Plains [1]
Famous Birthdays
Jan 20 Pascal Boyer, French composer, born in Tarascon, Provence, France (d. 1794)
Jan 21 John Fitch, American inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton), born in Windsor, Connecticut (d. 1798)
