10 mai 1534 - Jacques Cartier first explores the St. Lawrence
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The French explorer Jacques Cartier was one of the first Europeans to seriously explore the east coast of North America, and he took special care with charting the St. Lawrence, erecting a temporary settlement after he discovered what he thought were large gold deposits, though they turned out to be iron pyrite.Ajouté au bande de temps:
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10 mai 1534
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