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Did you know?(news)(Amerigo Vespucci)(Brief article)
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Junior Scholastic
| Date:
October 1, 2007
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America is named after Amerigo Vespucci. The Italian explorer reached Central and South America in 1501-1502. He was the first person to suggest that it ...
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