Yes, Columbus landed in what they believe to be modern day Cuba. Robert Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Famous for nothing!" http://www.tinetics.com
-----Original Message----- From: SMR [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 10:56 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Did the Chinese discover America? Damn CF has ruined my brain.. I used to know my exploration history... Columbus didn't actually discover america. the islands he found are part of south america.. and the vikings.. I believe they landed up near Nova Scotia and Canada, not in America. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Arnold - ASP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 1:50 PM Subject: RE: Did the Chinese discover America? > > Discovered for who? > > > > Did Columbus discover America? Yes, but just for Western Europe. The > > land was always there, some people didn't know, those who found it > > told others about, and thus they discovered it. > > > > It is all a game of perspective, if the Chinese found it but didn't > > tell anybody, then the Columbus discovered it, but if the Chinese > > told everybody, then they discovered it. > > Didn't the Vikings get to North America? > > If so, they "discovered" if before any of the others > > Then again, the Native American Indians already knew it was there, as > they we living there > > Oh look, I've just discovered this chair I'm sitting on :-P > > Philip Arnold > Technical Director > Certified ColdFusion Developer > ASP Multimedia Limited > Switchboard: +44 (0)20 8680 8099 > Fax: +44 (0)20 8686 7911 > > www.aspmedia.co.uk > www.aspevents.net > > An ISO9001 registered company. > > ********************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify > the system manager. > ********************************************************************** > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
