# 'America' made its first appearance 500 years ago

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**Created:** [April 25, 2007, 10:58pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/america-made-its-first-appearance-500-years-ago/3331 "2007-04-25T22:58:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 10:58pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/america-made-its-first-appearance-500-years-ago/3331/1 "2007-04-25T22:58:45Z")

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‘America’ made its first appearance 500 years ago

> **[San Diego Union-Tribune](https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/)**
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> San Diego, California and National News

ASSOCIATED PRESS  
April 25, 2007  
GENEVA – Centuries before it became a continent or country synonymous with wealth, power, freedom or democracy, “America” was coined by a Renaissance cartographer as the catchall designation for a world that Europeans had yet to name or explore.

Rest of story [HERE](http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20070425/news_lz1n25read.html)!

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**Author:** ![HABIB001](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/habib001/32/2159_2.png) [@HABIB001](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/HABIB001)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2007, 6:37pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/america-made-its-first-appearance-500-years-ago/3331/2 "2007-11-07T18:37:42Z")

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> [@Mtnjim](#):
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> ‘America’ made its first appearance 500 years ago
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> Rest of story [HERE](http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20070425/news_lz1n25read.html)!

Some one ought to tell the Red Man.