On November 10, 1871, Henry Stanley reported meeting David Livingstone in the heart of Africa. Livingstone, a Scottish missionary and explorer, had disappeared years before while searching for the ...

The date of March 21 has seen its fair share of notable scientific events through the years. Among them, a lunar exploration launch and a search for a missing scientist. Henry Morton Stanley begins a ...

This commentary is authored by John A. Tures, a professor of political science at LaGrange College. In the Christmas Season, we may think about the greatest Christian missionaries, and rate them based ...

Mixing political intrigue, adventure and his extensive research in Africa, author Martin Dugard tells the story behind the most famous encounter in exploration history --- the climactic meeting of Dr.

In the United States, Adrian Wisnicki said, it’s pretty safe to say that the typical adult’s knowledge of 19th century explorer, missionary and abolitionist Dr. David Livingstone runs four words long: ...

Specifically, he hoped to exploit the fame and mystery surrounding British explorer Dr. David Livingstone, who had been missing in Africa for four years. Although Livingstone’s achievements charting ...

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