Timeline November 1871

Events in November 1871 2

• 1871 Stanley locates David Livingstone Journalist finds the missing explorer at Ujiji Henry Morton Stanley, sent by the New York Herald to find the missing Scottish explorer David Livingstone, located him at Ujiji on the shore of Lake Tanganyika. Stanley reportedly greeted him with the now-famous words, 'Dr. Livingstone, I presume?' The meeting became one of the most famous episodes of European exploration in Africa.
• 1871 National Rifle Association founded Marksmanship organisation chartered in New York Former Union officers William Conant Church and George Wood Wingate obtained a charter for the National Rifle Association in New York, aiming to improve marksmanship among American citizens. The organisation later became a major force in American gun politics. It remains one of the most prominent advocacy groups in the United States.