What's in a name? Depends if yours is Amerigo
ESSENTIAL NEWS. March 6, 2025. Florida Weekly
How does the United States of Vespucciland sound to you?
Kind of a mouthful, right?
But it could have been. Here’s the story:
One of the lesser-known holidays coming up this week is Amerigo Vespucci Day (pronounced vuh-spoo-chee).
Vespucci was an Italian explorer who made at least two voyages from Europe to what he called The New World in 1499 and 1502. The…
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