The Donner Party Was Rescued 160 Years Ago Today (Albeit A Little Late For A Few Members Of The Party)

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160 years ago today, in 1847, the first rescuers reached the surviving members of the Donner Party. These California-bound emigrants were stranded by snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and famously resorted to cannibalism. The story appears today on History.com's This Day On History.

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