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  2. Jean Nicolet - Wikipedia

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    Jean Nicolet (Nicollet), Sieur de Belleborne (1598 – 29 October 1642) was a French coureur des bois noted for exploring Lake Michigan, Mackinac Island, Green Bay, and being the first European to set foot in what is now the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

  3. Joseph Nicollet - Wikipedia

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    Joseph Nicolas Nicollet (July 24, 1786 – September 11, 1843), also known as Jean-Nicolas Nicollet, was a French geographer, astronomer, and mathematician known for mapping the Upper Mississippi River basin during the 1830s.

  4. Coureur des bois - Wikipedia

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    Jean Nicolet (Nicollet) de Belleborne (Ca. 1598 – 1 November 1642) was a French coureur des bois noted for exploring Green Bay in what is now the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Nicolet was born in Normandy, France in the late 1590s and moved to New France in 1618.

  5. Category:17th-century French explorers - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "17th-century French explorers" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. ... Jean Nicolet; P. François Pyrard de Laval; R.

  6. File:Statue of Jean Nicolet at Wequiock Falls County Park in ...

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  7. She was 28 when she modeled for Columbia Pictures logo in ...

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    The actress helped inspire the look for the famous logo, one of several actresses ordered by Columbia Pictures to pose as Miss Liberty, for which she was only paid $25. (Photo: Tim Boyle ...

  8. List of women explorers and travelers - Wikipedia

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    First woman to travel over the ice cap to the North and South Poles Jeanne Baré: French: 1740: 1807: First woman (disguised as a man) to circumnavigate the world Jean Batten: New Zealander: 1909: 1982: First person to fly between England and New Zealand solo - broke other records Carol Beckwith: American 1945

  9. Crew of Titan sub knew they were going to die before ... - AOL

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    Crew of Titan sub knew they were going to die before implosion, according to more than $50M lawsuit