Christopher Columbus did not discover the American Continents. Christopher was not the first to "re-discover" the American Continent. Besides being an evil man to the people he met when he did arrive here. Christopher Columbus died thinking he had gotten to India, hence the term for Native Americans. Amerigo Vespucci did not discover the American Continents. Amerigo Vespucci did "re-discover" the Continents named after him, for the whole of Europe. I'm sure your asking what this has to do with Mrs. Dingbat, well today she told us that history is distorted by the winners. She needs to check her facts because she was wrong as well. She also insulted one of Americas greatest heroines, Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks was arrested for not moving back to the newly reduced "colored" zone of the Montgomery Public Bus she was riding. She was in the "colored" only section only until the bus driver (whom she had had trouble with before) moved the "line". She was not the first person arrested in this way yet she became the symbol of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. There was a teen who was arrested in March of the same year who was arrested, too. She was the symbol, until scandalous details were discovered about her current love life (she was seeing a married man) and she was released and they story cooled down. The story we received in class told us that Rosa getting arrested was planned. The teen was first until they found out she was pregnant. If you payed attention both arrests were separate. They hold one thing in common, two women were arrested for "disobeying" a law. I'm planning on trying to transfer out of Mrs. Dingbats class asap. I'm sure this story will continue.