on 14/1/03 4:58 pm, Steve Sloan II at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The voyages of the Vikings, Chinese, and Amerigo Vespucci are all very > impressive, but they all *quit going* after a while, kinda like the US and the > Moon. ;-) Columbus' trip was different, because after he arrived, European > presence in the New World became permanent, and never stopped. Columbus' > timing was just better.
So does that mean that the US Moon landings might end up getting disregarded in some future history books because it's somebody else who eventually establishes a permanent manned presence there? -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ If you listen to a UNIX shell, can you hear the C? _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
