Europe discovered America or vice versa? Puzzling information emerged from some books which bring into question what we knew from history lessons: apparently the first who landed in Europe were….2 American indians (scroll down for history report video).
According to the book “Still Casting Shadows: A Shared Mosaic of U.S. History, Volume 1: 1620-1913″ by B. Clay Shannon, the Europe was discovered by native americans when they shipwrecked around 60 B.C. to where is today the Netherlands. The book features a paragraph that says:
“Native Americans also crossed the Atlantic: Anthropologists conjecture that Native Americans voyaged east millenia ago from Canada to Scandinavia or Scotland. Two Indians shipwrecked in Holland around 60 B.C. became curiousities in Europe.”
The text fragment is citing in fact the 1996 book “Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong” written by James W. Loewen who managed to shed some light over America’s past.
It looks like more and more people are interested into this topic which has been trending the internet in the last period.
The new theory sparked from a History Channel report called “Who really discovered America, (or Europe)? The documentary brings into attention different aspects on how the New World was found. So far, all of us know that European sailors such as Amerigo Vespucci or Christopher Columbus played a fundamental role in the dicovery of the American continent, however had they really been the first?
Video: History Channel: Who were the first to discover America?
Mary Kennedy, -the former wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.-, was discovered lifeless at her home in New York on Wednesday. She was 52. The authorities have started an investigation to find out the cause of her death.
According to Bedford, N.Y. police, the officers received a call at 13:36 revealing the death of a person at Kennedy’s residence.
Mary Kennedy has been married for 16 years to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the couple began their divorce procedures in May 2010. Mary and Robert have 4 children and she was Mr. Kennedy’s 2nd wife.
Mary’s life featured also dark moments as she had fought drugs and alcohol addiction. She was caught twice while driving her vehicle following drugs and alcohol consumption and the incidents occured during her divorce period. Her driving licence was also suspended at that time.
Some voices rumored that Mary Kennedy would have committed suicide, however the allegations could not been proved so far.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who is now involved with actress Cheryl Hines, has deep roots into the U.S. political history: he is the son of former Sen. Robert Kennedy and the nephew of former President John F. Kennedy.
Robert Kennedy posing in 2010 with his then wife Mary who was found dead Wednesday May 16, 2012 in NY. Photo:Michael Buckner/Getty Images
Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain, did not have part of a very pleasant reception on his arrival in Kuwait, where Real Madrid disputed a friendly match on Wednesday evening against the national team of the Middle East’s Country (scroll down for video and photo).
Concerned about a conversation with a teammate, the Argentine footballer embarrassed himself by unwittingly hitting the sliding doors from inside the airport, causing a loud noise and sparking laughs from his colleagues. It looked like the door withstood the impact.
However there might be another explanation for his accident! Higuain allegedly wished to have fun by testing the reaction of a security official nearby.
Later, Higuain posed with Albiol in the hotel room and then posted the picture on twitter to show that everything is ok, therefore the door did not cause him significant damage:)
Video: Higuain accidentally crashes into door at Kuwait Airport (16 May 2012)
Higuain posing with Albiol and showing that he is fine. Photo:Twitter
An $100,000 reward is offered for the capture of Iranian rapper Shahin Najafi who was sentenced to death in Iran after he recorded a song considered offensive to a Grand Ayatollah (scroll down for the song).
Najafi singing in farsi and lives in Germany. In a dialogue with German site Qantara, quoted by CNN, the rapper said the song “Ay Naghi” is not about a particular religious figure, but about the Iranian society in general.
Najafi was blamed that his song would insult a Shi’ite imam and according to the Islamic law such a crime is punished with death penalty (fatwa).
“Following the early May release of the song entitled “Naghi”, rap artist Shahin Najafi brought serious offences to Imam Ali al-Hadi (or otherwise known as Ali al-Naqi), the 10th of the 12 Shiite Imams. Therefore Najafi’s song is considered a blasphemy and in consequence he was sentenced to death by Ayatollah Safi Golpayegani,” writes Iran’s the official news agency, Fars.
Iranian rap musician Shahin Najafi convicted to death by Islamic law after he released song Ay Naghi in early May 2012
Golpayegani, aged 92, is a Grand Ayatollah, which is the third most important authority in Islam, after the prophets and imams. The sentence was imposed under Article 513 of the Criminal Code: “Whoever insults the great prophets, imams or Sadigheh Tahereh (Prophet’s daughter) must be executed”.
Najafi is seen as a “Salman Rushdie” of the music, writes The Guardian referring to the famous author of the “Satanic Verses”.
“I do not worry. I live in a country that has clear rules and hence I should not be afraid,” said Najafi.
After the Islamic clerics issued fatwa, Shahin Najafi was placed under German police’s protection and he is currently hiding in a secret location.
Video: Shahin Najafi – Naghi (English version translation)
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