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To: Kirkwood

“Europeans had been coming to America for quite some time before the establishment of Jamestown as a permanent colony.”

the point is that the Pilgrims are celebrated as the “first settlers” and they weren’t.

The fur traders etc didn’t establish permanent colonies until Jamestown.


58 posted on 11/23/2009 5:40:55 PM PST by swmobuffalo ("We didn't seek the approval of Code Pink and MoveOn.org before deciding what to do")
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I am just curious. To whom do we give thanks on this Official Government Holiday? I mean, it cannot be God. Who could it possibly be?


59 posted on 11/23/2009 5:53:39 PM PST by Vermont Lt (My wife reads my posts. In case the FBI shows up, we will have cookies.)
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To: swmobuffalo

Haven’t I been saying that all along? If you want to argue with someone, take it across the street.


61 posted on 11/23/2009 9:10:23 PM PST by Kirkwood
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