On the morning of April 9, 1682, René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle ... "I am convinced as you are that the discovery of Sieur de la Salle is quite useless and we must therefore prevent similar ...
They include: -- Explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle in 1643 -- U.S. first lady Abigail Adams in 1744 -- Writer George Eliot, born Mary Ann Evans, in 1819 -- French statesman/military ...