January 30, 2023
Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León never looked for the Fountain of Youth. The tale was concocted years after his death by a chronicler who wanted him to appear foolish.
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Did the Vikings Discover America?
Did the Vikings discover America? It’s a question that requires some unpacking. To begin with, there’s the problem of the Eurocentric perspective of the word discover, which looks at the encounter with the New World from the vantage point of guys on ships and ignores the fact that indigenous people
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