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Essay:Greatest Myths of World History (view source)
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, 23:26, June 2, 2009→Columbus proved that Earth is round, or set out to discover America: he reached Hispaniola later; his first landfall was in the Bahamas
Many public school students are falsely led to believe that most people thought the earth was flat until Columbus or Galileo proved it was round. In fact, the ancient Greeks and perhaps peoples before them fully understood that the Earth is round.
Many public school students are falsely led to believe that most people thought the earth was flat until Columbus or Galileo proved it was round. In fact, the ancient Greeks and perhaps peoples before them fully understood that the Earth is round.
When Christopher [[Columbus]] sailed the ocean blue, what he was really doing was looking for a sea route to Asia. It didn't turn out quite the way he expected; he made landfall on the island of Hispaniola.
When Christopher [[Columbus]] sailed the ocean blue, what he was really doing was looking for a sea route to Asia. It didn't turn out quite the way he expected; he made landfall on one of the Bahamas.
===A pox on you!===
===A pox on you!===