USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On November 15, 1805, Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Volunteers for Northwestern Discovery reach the Pacific Ocean at the mouth of the Columbia River, one year, six months, and one day after leaving St. Louis, Missouri, in search of the legendary “Northwest Passage” to the sea.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lewis and Clark Reach the Pacific Ocean (1805)

Detailed explanation-3: -After passing through the dangerous rapids of the Clearwater and Snake rivers in canoes, the explorers reached the calm of the Columbia River, which led them to the sea. On November 8, 1805, the expedition arrived at the Pacific Ocean.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lewis and Clark prematurely celebrate their arrival at the Pacific Ocean on November 7, 1805.

Detailed explanation-5: -After sailing through the dangerous straits below South America that now bear his name, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan enters the Pacific Ocean with three ships, becoming the first European explorer to reach the Pacific from the Atlantic.