Author: Miss Cellania / Source: Neatorama
We learned in grade school that America was named after America Vespucci, but we didn’t learn much about the Italian explorer or how his name came to be linked with two continents and eventually the short name for the Unites States of America. The picture here shows one panel of the world map that provided that link.
Similarly to many other countries, the US did not decide on its name after a careful selection process in which its people sought a fitting linguistic symbol of shared national heritage; instead,…
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