news.bbc.co.uk — The Queen has arrived in the US to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the first permanent English settlement at Jamestown, Virginia - although many Americans will still tell you it was in Plymouth, Massachusetts - 13 years later.
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chicken101May 5, 2007
Lol. So you mean the average score is in the middle of a normal distribution curve? You've just uncovered a self-defined truth about statistics...good job.
vabreezeMay 5, 2007
Richmond may face water taxFrom NBC12 NewsRichmond residents may have to pay a new tax to fix the city's aging pipes and drains. If approved, homeowners would pay an extra 90 dollars a year.Other property owners would pay a much heftier fee.The money would be used for a new storm- water utility, which would in turn pay for infrastructure improvements.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I personally could care less about the Queen's visit. I'm more pissed about using our $ to impress her, instead of taking care of more urgent issues (i.e. the above news item). Where are all our taxes going??? Stop putting those greedy govt. hands in our pockets to squander on your lavishness, and take care of your own. Queen smeen...who gives a rip?
spacebetweenMay 5, 2007
Some people just have to have things spelled out for them.
Closed AccountMay 5, 2007
British history is, however, also quite a bit bigger & longer.
bsiviglia9May 5, 2007
Why is so difficult for people to remember the Native Americans, on which so much of our culture is based upon?
fatdog789May 6, 2007
Permanent necessarily entails continuous. Jamestown wasn't always inhabited; Plymouth was. Hence, Plymouth is the first *permanent* settlement.
andrewwoodMay 6, 2007
The majority of people are parrots and too lazy to be otherwise.
theparsMay 6, 2007
Thats the wrong statement and its not like everyone is for the Monarchy here. I couldn't care less if they suddenly lost all of their power that they have.
daggettMay 8, 2007
...the end of my comment just got cut off! ...and now is has re-appeared. WTF digg?cont'd... but show me some figures to back up the claim that *many* Americans believe that. Show me something!The headline was poorly thought out and so was the premise of the article.Echoing the comments of others here, Jamestown had nothing to do with our 'Founding Fathers'.Another example of shoddy journalism.