Livingstone reaches Victoria Falls
1855 · Event
Paddled to an island on the lip of Mosi-oa-Tunya — 'the smoke that thunders' — Livingstone becomes the first European to see the falls, and names them for his queen.
On these timelines: Age of Exploration, Sub-Saharan Africa, United Kingdom (combined), Master, Scotland
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