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Events on Friday 16 November 1855 1
1855David Livingstone reaches Victoria FallsScottish explorer becomes first European to see the waterfallWhile traveling along the Zambezi River, missionary and explorer David Livingstone became the first European to see the great waterfall used by locals, naming it Victoria Falls after Queen Victoria. His account introduced the falls to the European public and bolstered his reputation as an explorer of Africa. The site straddles the modern border of Zambia and Zimbabwe.