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date: 24 Nov
Abel Tasman Sights a New Island South of Australia     -  24thNovember 1642  -     Born in Lutjegast, Netherlands, around 1603, Tasman worked for the Dutch East India Company on anti-smuggling raids and other marine exercises before receiving his...
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date: 07 Nov
Dr. David Livingstone meets Henry Morton Stanley     -  10th November 1871 – Modern day Tanzania  -       I did not know how he would receive me; so I did what cowardice and false pride suggested was the best thing, - walked deliberately to him,...
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