This Day in History Entry #77
August 3rd, 2010 by Wordsman
His great journey was a real hard sell
(Though the roundness of Earth was known well)
All his figures were wrong
The route was far too long
But he got to Ferd and Isabell
Event: Christopher Columbus sets sail from Spain, bound (he thinks) for the East Indies
Year: 1492
Learn more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus
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