Name: In Fourteen Hundred Ninety Two -- What Really Happened? by Martha Burk
Duration: 2 min 39 s
Description: Quick – who discovered America? If your mind instantly jumped to Columbus, you’re with the vast majority of U.S. citizens. Since 1937 when President Roosevelt bowed down to the Catholic poohbahs of the Knights of Columbus by establishing Columbus Day as national holiday, generations of students have been taught that the Italian explorer “discovered” our country. But ........

Quick – who discovered America? If your mind instantly jumped to Columbus, you’re with the vast majority of U.S. citizens. Since 1937 when President Roosevelt bowed down to the Catholic poohbahs of the Knights of Columbus by establishing Columbus Day as national holiday, generations of students have been taught that the Italian explorer “discovered” our country. But ........

In Fourteen Hundred Ninety Two -- What  Really Happened?

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Many great women snagged honors this year, from athletics to movies, science and more, and we lost a few great ones too.&nbsp; But one gets our personal year end award.

In Fourteen Hundred Ninety Two -- What Really Happened?

Martha Burk

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