<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Jolliet" id="mwRA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Louis Jolliet">Louis Jolliet</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Marquette" id="mwRQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Jacques Marquette">Jacques Marquette</a> begin exploring the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_River" id="mwRg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a>.