Possible evidence that supports the book "1412: The Year The Chinese Discovered America"

[thewayne]

A map is being authenticated in China that could support the assertion that the Chinese "discovered" America decades before Columbus set foot in the Carribean.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4609074.stm

Comments

[slashophile.livejournal.com]

If we still got the day off on Columbus Day I'd shush you but since we don't, I say we have Chinese Day and get that day off instead.

[magic-rat.livejournal.com]

For more information, look here.

[cardigirl.livejournal.com]

Book by Loewen -- Lies my teacher told me : everything your American history textbook got wrong. I may have rec'd this before.