16th November 1855
Dr. Livingstone
Dr. David Livingstone named Victoria Falls after British Queen Victoria.
Dr. David Livingstone, of Blantyre, Scotland, was the first white man to discover " Mosi-oa-Tunya" - Shona or Bemba for the 'Waters that thunder' in 1855. He named them Victoria Falls in honour of his Queen.
The Scottish explorer Dr. David Livingstone discovered the area in the late 1850's during which time he was also the first white man to find Victoria Falls.
victoria falls is the world's largest curtain of falling water
The Victoria Falls.
Dr. David Livingstone and Dr. Henry Stanley met in Africa. Livingstone was a Scottish missionary and explorer, while Stanley was an American journalist sent to find Livingstone by the New York Herald in 1869. Their meeting in Africa in 1871 became famous with Stanley allegedly saying, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume."
Dr Livingstone I presume
Discovered by Dr. David Livingston
Henry Stanley was sent to Africa to locate Dr. Livingstone.
It was discovered by Dr David Livingston on the 16 of November 1855
Henry Stanley was a journalist sent by the New York Herald to find Dr. David Livingstone, a missionary and explorer who had lost contact. Stanley famously found Livingstone in Tanzania in 1871 and greeted him with the famous words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" Their meeting increased Livingstone's fame and brought attention to the exploration of Africa.