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Default Secret of How Columbus Discovered the New World


"Walt" wrote in message
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| Jack Linthicum wrote:
| Walt wrote:
|
| All I can say is "God Bless Vespucciland"
|
| What Vespucciland?, Amerika as in Richard Americk
| Had a whole continent named after him, America!
| He was wholly Welsh , surname Ap Meurig. In 1491 He was working as the
| senior customs official in Bristol and regularly sent supplies to ships
| in the fishing grounds off Newfoundland. In 1497 he authorised John
| Cabot to search for the new land.
|
| Oh right. I remember him.
|
| He was the second cousin to Donald Zurley, famous crafter of lanterns in
| the late 18 century, immortalized by Francis Scott Key in the Star
| Spangled Banner.
|
| //Walt
| //
| //Oh Say can you see, by the Don Zurley light?

Hey! Good one.
The Rocket's red glare,
was bursting hot coals in the track from sea to shining sea.
http://www.androcles01.pwp.blueyonde...ket/Rocket.htm