Mary Many Days Robidoux 1884. Mary Many Days Robidoux Mary Many Days Robidoux (1805-29 June 1884) was the daughter of Joseph Robidoux and his second wife, a woman whose name is unknown. Mary was the first generation of one of the main families of what is referred to as the Métis people, the offspring of European men who married Native American women. The Métis played a major role in the 19th century fur trade in Missouri and Kansas. Another prominent Métis family was that of Joseph Dorian who likely was related to two of Mary’s daughters-in-law. According to Thorne: "Here in 1805 Joseph Robidoux
Decathlon wrestling match. Introduced in Olympia during 708 BC, the competition was extremely popular for many centuries. By the sixth century BC, pentathlons had become part of religious games. A ten-event competition known as the "all-around" or "all-round" championship, similar to the modern decathlon, was first contested at the United States amateur championships in 1884 and reached a consistent form by 1890; an all-around was held at the 1904 Summer Olympics, though whether it was an official Olympic event has been disputed. The modern decathlon first appeared on the Olympic athletics program at the 1912 Games in Stockholm. The vast majority