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What is Manhattan island's first name?
The natives called it Manahatta. The Dutch called it Nieuw Amsterdam (New Amsterdam).
What is the current name of New Amsterdam?
The Native Americans called it Manahatta (Island of Many Hills)
As a colony Rhode Island became known for what?
Rocks
What is Napoleon's island?
he was sent to the island of Elba,off the Italian coast...hence the expression : "Giving someone the elba" or elbow as it became known.
Who was the person to ever step in new york?
Henry Hudson discovered it,But the Manahatta Natives were there first...
What is the famous John Donne comment on man?
John Donne was an English Poet who became well known for the statement that "no man is an island".
What did the settlement of the Roanoke Island become known as?
The settlement of Roanoke Island became known as the "Lost Colony" because when the governor, John White, returned after leaving for supplies, he found the colony abandoned with no trace of the settlers. This mystery remains unsolved to this day.
What is the origin of the name 'Manhattan'?
flat plains
When were the moai statues discovered?
The moai statues on Easter Island were known locally, but their existence became well-known to the outside world when the island was first sighted by a European, Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen, in 1722.
What is the statehood of Rhode Island?
in 1764 Rhode Island became a state.
In 1980 Rhodesia became known as?
Rhodesia became known as Zimbabwe in 1980.
What island is fukushima on?
Fukushima is the name of a prefecture on Honshu Island, the largest island of Japan. It is also the name of a city in the prefecture. Fukushima became well known to many people because of a nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, which is in Fukushima Prefecture.
