Today's installment concludes America's Namesake's Second Voyage,our selection from Mundus Novus by Amerigo Vespucci published in 1507.If you
Onwards to Cuba
We were then, according to the decision of the pilots, within a hundred twenty leagues of an island called Hispaniola, discovered by the admiral
Amerigo’s America’s Landfall
We found that they were of a race called cannibals, the greater part or all of whom live on human flesh.Continuing America's Namesake's Second
Amerigo Vespucci Crosses Equator
We sailed so far south in the torrid zone that we found ourselves under the equinoctial line.Continuing America's Namesake's Second Voyage,our
America’s Namesake’s Second Voyage
This series has five easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Thirteen Hundred Leagues SW of Cadiz.IntroductionIt was the claim of
Early Years of Swiss Independence
Today's installment concludes Switzerland Independence Established,our selection from History of Switzerland for the Swiss People by Heinrich
Emperor Relinquishes Claims on Switzerland
Then the Emperor reflected that within eight months the Swiss had been eight times victorious in eight battles.Continuing Switzerland Independence
Switzerland Independence Established
This series has three easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Hapsburg Determines to Conquer Switzerland Once and for