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Re: Happy Columbus Day
[Re: DE NIRO]
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10/13/08 05:42 PM
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Didn't Columbus think he had reached India when he came across America.. He must have got abit lost.. Columbus and 90 crewmen boarded the three ships that were to make the first voyage to the New World, the Niña, Pinta, and the flagship, Santa Maria. On October 12, 1492, Columbus first saw the islands of the new world, landing in the Bahamas. Later in the month, he would sail to Cuba, and to Hispaniola (now Haiti). He thought he had reached the East Indies, the islands off Southeast Asia.
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Re: Happy Columbus Day
[Re: DE NIRO]
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10/13/08 07:37 PM
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Santino Brasi
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Have a easy fast... oops, wrong holiday... Happy Columbus Day.
BTW... DT, it is Meucci
 He - (Simón Bolívar) - was shaken by the overwhelming revelation that the headlong race between his misfortunes and his dreams was at that moment reaching the finishing line. The rest was darkness. "Damn it," He sighed. "How will I ever get out of this labyrinth!" So what’s the labyrinth? That’s the mystery isn’t it? Is the labyrinth living or dying? Which is he trying to escape - the world, or, the end of it?
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Re: Happy Columbus Day
[Re: klydon1]
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10/13/08 08:23 PM
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...in other words, he got lost. Yeah. Columbus knew where he was all along. It was India that was out of place.  Actually, as I understand it, it was a bold voyage across uncharted seas. Yeah, and he confirmed that the world wasn't flat. I think the day is in recognition of the spirit of discovery. The spirit that led to the "discovery" of the New World. Sure many atrocities followed, but atrocities have plagued humankind all over the world and still do today. To quote our favorite movie, "if history has taught us anything"......people kill people for stupid reasons. So Christopher, my hats off to you for having the balls to see if there really was something else out there besides water.
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Re: Happy Columbus Day
[Re: svsg]
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10/13/08 08:42 PM
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I remember having Columbus Day off from school when I was a kid.  I really forgot it was Columbus Day. No wonder I didn't have any mail today!! In 1492 he crossed the ocean blue  (can't remember the rest). Happy C.D. I don't even remember what part of Italy Columbus was from? Genoa????  TIS
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Re: Happy Columbus Day
[Re: olivant]
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10/14/08 11:48 AM
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Columbus and 90 crewmen boarded the three ships that were to make the first voyage to the New World, the Niña, Pinta, and the flagship, Santa Maria.
I believe Leif Erickson would dispute this.
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Re: Happy Columbus Day
[Re: dontomasso]
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10/14/08 12:26 PM
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Columbus and 90 crewmen boarded the three ships that were to make the first voyage to the New World, the Niña, Pinta, and the flagship, Santa Maria.
I believe Leif Erickson would dispute this. Leif just never got the press coverage that Chris got. His story was not reader friendly. He had that leather boat and it didn't have a name. He didn't have a Queen finance his trip. In today's world he would be a skate-boarder competing in the X-treme games. Cool, not mainstream.
Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, whoever humbles himself will be exalted - Matthew 23:12
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Re: Happy Columbus Day
[Re: MaryCas]
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10/14/08 03:26 PM
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Columbus and 90 crewmen boarded the three ships that were to make the first voyage to the New World, the Niña, Pinta, and the flagship, Santa Maria.
I believe Leif Erickson would dispute this. Leif just never got the press coverage that Chris got. His story was not reader friendly. He had that leather boat and it didn't have a name. He didn't have a Queen finance his trip. In today's world he would be a skate-boarder competing in the X-treme games. Cool, not mainstream. St. Brendan beat Erickson.
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