Everything You Wanted To Know About Christopher Columbus
8 October 2007, 5:20 PM. By jessie.soto
Listen up, reddish-brown Indians! Time for a history lesson. Have you ever wondered who Christopher Columbus was? Or wondered why he landed 6,000 miles away from his intended destination? Or why he slept with the queen to secure financing? Or why there is a highly-coveted Circle in New York City named after him? Click Play above and wonder no more.
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not one of sondheim’s major works, is it? i’m not sure why the rousing 11 o’clock number, “Small Pox and Gold,” didn’t make the cut in this clip. it’s a real toe tapper.
You, el smrtmnky, are a genius.
I love that he’s blonde. I love that the reddish-brown people never learned to build houses (Machu Picchu is rather unimpressive…). I love how Hispaniola is “an island nearby America.” And I love how the island he’s shown landing on isn’t even Hispaniola, but Puerto Rico.
You know… minor details.
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