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• 1491

  
  Gerry Canavan — Authority: 484
  I asked seven anthropologists, archaeologists, and historians if they would rather have been a typical Indian or a typical European in 1491. None was delighted by the question, because it required judging the past by the standards of today—a fallacy disparaged as "presentism" by social scientists. But every one ...
  4 days ago

• November 3 in history

  
  Homepaddock — Authority: 581
  1493 Christopher Columbus first sighted the island of Dominica in the Caribbean Sea . 1783 John Austin, a highwayman , was the last person to be publicly hanged at London’s Tyburn gallows. 1801   Karl Baedeker , German author and publisher, was born. 1817 The Bank of Montreal , Canada’s oldest ...
  1 week ago

• Vatican Is Doubtful on Sainthood for Columbus

  
  Times Traveler — Authority: 469
  Patrick John Ryan, Archbishop of Philadelphia and the Knights of Columbus have petitioned the Pope to canonize Christopher Columbus, according to a report from Rome, but "a distinguished prelate of the Congregation of Rites is quoted as declaring that the petitioners are unlikely to obtain satisfaction."
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• The Canary Effect

  
  EscapeTheIllusion.com — Authority: 126
  This is an exclusive clip from the award winning film The Canary Effect. It tells of the truth behind Christopher Columbus’ discovery of america. For more visit www.myspace.com/thecanaryeffect The truth shall set you free! I can’t wait to get my copy!
  2 weeks ago

• Spanish News-Columbus

  
  AMLA Spain News & Property in Spain on The Spanish Property MLS — Authority: 148
  The Spanish are claiming Columbus as their own.Experts have now confirmed that his writings show that he was neither Italian or Portuguese,but spanish.The Spanish have always known this as a fact but could never prove it and now they have.They have discovered that expressions in his official records show that ...
  2 weeks ago

• history

  
  Chained to the Cinmathque — Authority: 112
  [IMG: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tzV4YgJo42w/SuRqN5REdrI/AAAAAAAAAek/4rnsTiF6OvM/s400/18803962.jpg][IMG: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tzV4YgJo42w/SuRqoVtk3qI/AAAAAAAAAes/rAbqjkVtoWg/s400/cristovao-colombo-o-enigma03.jpg]
  2 weeks ago

• History in our midst and Columbus was Portuguese!

  
  Cortes de Cima — Authority: 114
  Hordes of foreign journalists and winebloggers are soon to descend upon the Alentejan plains.  October 24 th -26 th is the 3 rd edition of  Vinipax , a wine fair held in Beja, showcasing wine producers from Southern Portugal. We look forward to having a chance to chat with and show our wines to a bevy of foreign ...
  3 weeks ago

• Does Columbus deserve a federal holiday?

  
  Student Life — Authority: 602
  A week ago, Oct. 12, was Columbus Day—a fact that probably went by unnoticed by most, unless they happened to glance at a calendar that noted federal American holidays. Since I have become more aware of the historical inaccuracy and deletions of key facts present in my elementary school’s history curriculum, which ...
  3 weeks ago

• The greatness of Christopher Columbus

  
  Summa Minutiae — Authority: 129
  In what does the greatness of Christopher Columbus consist? We say not that he was unmoved by perfectly honourable aspirations after knowledge, and deserving well of human society; nor did he despise glory, which is a most engrossing ideal to great souls; nor did he altogether scorn a hope of advantages to himself; ...
  3 weeks ago

• The Truth About The Truth

  
  The World According to Xenocrates — Authority: 98
  “ When people go in search of the truth, they tend to find whatever it is they’re looking for, whether it is the truth or not .” - Xenocrates Remember when Pluto was a planet? Now it isn’t . Remember when removing tonsils cured tonsillitis? Now we know better . Or what about when the moon ...
  3 weeks ago

• Rediscovering Columbus Day Posted by Matt Silverman

  
  The Jerusalem Post BlogCentral — Authority: 437
  The oxidized forehead of the Christopher Columbus statue in front of Columbus, Ohios city hall, precisely marks the culture wars timeline. The statue was dedicated in 1955, before "100,000 grateful Americans," as its plaque records. In that simpler post-War era when history belonged comfortably to well-to-do white ...
  3 weeks ago

• Fun for the whole family: Lets pretend Boston gets hit by a Katrina-like storm

  
  Universal Hub - All Boston, all the time — Authority: 621
  Sure, you could just stage a boring rally to call for action on climate change. Or you could hold a Boston Under Water Climate Festival , featuring such fun events as Building a sandbag flood barrier A massive group photo in front of the sandbag wall with a banner calling on world leaders to get us back to 350 ...
  3 weeks ago

• A NEW PERCY JACKSON POSTER HITS THE WEB

  
  Hollywood Outbreak — Authority: 577
  This new poster for PERCY JACKSON AND THE NEW OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF comes from (the always enjoyable)  EMPIRE MOVIES. We’re hoping it might mollify the hard-core fans who think LOGAN LERMAN isn’t the right guy for the job. via-EMPIRE-MOVIES  
  3 weeks ago

• And the winner is…

  
  Science Cheerleader — Authority: 130
  Earlier this week, the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation, an independent Federal government agency I’ve had the pleasure of working with for many years, selected James J. Thomas, Laboratory Fellow at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), as this year’s recipient of the $25,000 Homeland Security ...
  3 weeks ago

• And the winner is…

  
  Science Cheerleader — Authority: 130
  Earlier this week, the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation, an independent Federal government agency I’ve had the pleasure of working with for many years, selected James J. Thomas, Laboratory Fellow at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), as this year’s recipient of the $25,000 Homeland Security ...
  3 weeks ago

• Christopher Columbus was Catalan-speaking Jew, Georgetown professor claims

  
  Vox Populi — Authority: 637
  You learn a fair amount about Christopher Columbus and how he sailed the ocean blue in 1492 in elementary school, but now one Georgetown professor has a new theory about everyone’s favorite destroyer of indigenous populations: he was a Catalan-speaking Jew ! Estelle Irizarry, a professor emeritus in the department ...
  3 weeks ago

• Columbus was a Catalan-speaking Jew, says US scholar

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 708
  By Cesar Muñoz AcebesWashington, Oct 16 (EFE) Christopher Columbus’ origins are not obscure by chance, but rather the result of the famed explorer’s having purposely hid the fact he was a Jew or “converso” (convert to Christianity) whose native language was Catalan, a US scholar has said.Estelle Irizarry, a ...
  3 weeks ago

• Scattercast Episode 65: OH NOES! Not … breasts!

  
  SeanPAune.com — Authority: 475
  Scattercast is 65 … WOO-HOO is it retirement time yet? - Okay, yes, the SNL DVD set rant was probably a bit much, I admit it. - Christopher Columbus is finally being treated properly by schools … about time. - Okay, seriously, someone explain to me why Meghan McCain wearing a tank top is such a horror? ...
  3 weeks ago

• Christopher Columbus: A hero or a villain?

  
  EXODIANS — Authority: 119
  Yan ang tanong ko sa batang ito, habang naglalakad kami papuntang statue ni Christopher Columbus noong  Octobre 12, araw  ng Monday – the Columbus Day 2009 sa Central Park, New York, kung saan nakatayo ang estatuwa ni Crisoforo Colombo.Aaminin kong in the morning ng “field trip” ay medyo merong conflict of ...
  3 weeks ago

• Christopher Columbus writings prove he was Spanish claims study

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 973
  Italy France Portugal and even Scotland are among those who have claimed Christopher Columbus as their own over the years citing a range of spurious links.
  4 weeks ago

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