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  2. Category:American pioneers - Wikipedia

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    John Mathews (American pioneer) William Mayfield; Clara Antoinette McCarty Wilt; Isaac McCoy; John McIntire (pioneer) Francis McNulty (Kansas politician) Joseph McNulty; James R. Mead (pioneer) Return J. Meigs Sr. Josiah Merritt; Adam Miller (pioneer) James C. Mitchell (settler) Hank Monk; William Montgomery (Pennsylvania soldier) Jeff Moore ...

  3. American pioneer - Wikipedia

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    The Deerslayer was the most successful of an early series, the Leatherstocking Tales, about pioneer life in New York. Little House on the Prairie, a century later, typified a later series of novels describing a pioneer family. Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett are two real-life icons of pioneer history. [citation needed]

  4. Category:People of the American Old West - Wikipedia

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    View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; ... Mormon pioneers (335 P) Mountain men (2 C, 82 P, ... This list may not reflect recent changes. *

  5. List of Jamestown colonists - Wikipedia

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    Council members in bold. [6] [7] Titles and occupations are from era accounts, but use modern British spellings.On December 30, 1606, between 105 and 108 settlers with 39 mariners (non-settlers) sailed aboard three ships from Blackwall, London, England.

  6. List of last words (19th century) - Wikipedia

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    — Noah Webster, American lexicographer and textbook pioneer (28 May 1843) "Peace!" [7]: 20 — Alden Bradford, American politician, clergyman and author (26 October 1843) "I shall soon be with Him. Victory, victory, victory forever." [64] — William Gadsby, English Baptist pastor (27 January 1844), raising his hand before the word "forever"

  7. List of explorers - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 December 2024. Leif Erikson (c.970–c.1020) was a famous Norse explorer who is credited for being the first European to set foot on American soil. Explorers are listed below with their common names, countries of origin (modern and former), centuries of activity and main areas of exploration. Marco ...

  8. List of last words (20th century) - Wikipedia

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    "My last words to you, my son and successor, are: Never trust the Russians." [3] — Abdur Rahman Khan, Emir of Afghanistan (1 October 1901), to Habibullah Khan "Come right out this way." [7] [8] — William Thomas Maxwell, American tracker and deputized sheriff (8 October 1901), telling the Smith Gang to surrender prior to the Battleground ...

  9. List of inventors - Wikipedia

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    Alexander Popov (1859–1906), Russia – radio pioneer, created a radio receiver that worked as a lightning detector; Nikolay Popov (1931–2008), Russia – first fully gas turbine main battle tank ; Josef Popper (1838–1921), Austria – discovered the transmission of power by electricity.