In 1673, Jesuit missionary Jacques Marquette and fur trapper Louis Jolliet led a French expedition on the Mississippi. They were the first Europeans to explore this area. This lesson begins with ...

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26, 1833, in Chicago. (Chicago History Museum) Commonly held belief: Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet, Jean Baptiste Point DuSable or John Kinzie discovered the area we now know as Chicago and ...

It consists of interconnected knots designed to trap fish while allowing water to flow through Jesuit Priest Jacques Marquette and Fur Trader Louis Joliet Explore Mississippi River, 17th Century North ...

Zach Freemantle had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Xavier hung on in the final seconds to beat No. 7 Marquette 59-57 to earn ...

BOTTOM LINE: Marquette faces Creighton after Skylar Forbes scored 21 points in Marquette's 57-54 win against the Butler Bulldogs. The Bluejays are 4-0 on their home court. Creighton ranks eighth ...

CHICAGO (AP) — David Joplin made two of his seven 3-pointers in overtime, and No. 7 Marquette outlasted DePaul for a rugged 85-83 victory on Tuesday night. Joplin finished with 30 points on 9 ...

Marquette guard Kam Jones (left) guards DePaul guard Layden Blocker during the second half Tuesday night at Wintrust Arena. Erin Hooley/AP Share David Joplin made two of his seven three-pointers ...

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Wis. -- There are various 911 outages reported in Columbia, Iowa, Richland, Marquette and Adams counties. Richland County Sheriff's Office is experiencing issues with its 911 calls.