Today in History

March 21, 1871
Livingstone Presumed
Journalist and explorer Henry M. Stanley sets out on his famous expedition to Africa to find missing explorer and missionary David Livingstone. On November 10, 1871, Stanley does find Livingstone, and supposedly utters a greeting that has become a legend: "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"



Today's Feature History Article

Stanley Meets Livingstone

The American journalist's harrowing 1871 quest to find England's most celebrated explorer is also a story of newfound fascination with Africa, the growing power of newspapers and the United States' emergence as a world power





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