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13. Yes and that businessmen stole Hawaii.

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Sat Aug 17, 2019, 07:28 PM

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Do DUers know that the US Virgin islands were Danish? [View all] malaise Aug 2019 OP

I didn't know that. MontanaMama Aug 2019 #1

One of my former colleagues did a lot of historical work malaise Aug 2019 #5

"Those tricky Danes sold us the Virgin Islands when we thought we were buying Greenland!" struggle4progress Aug 2019 #2

How many know that there are 23 countries in North America AND... hlthe2b Aug 2019 #3

The view that North America means malaise Aug 2019 #7

It includes all of the Caribbean, including Aruba, Trinidad and Tobago & all of the Central America LeftInTX Aug 2019 #43

Ironic, isn't it? greatauntoftriplets Aug 2019 #4

I'm betting he is clueless malaise Aug 2019 #6

We paid $25M in gold for them in 1917. One more history lesson you made ... marble falls Aug 2019 #8

I knew it, also the earliest records about Alexander Hamilton appalachiablue Aug 2019 #9

Yes I knew Hamilton had Caribbean connections malaise Aug 2019 #10

I haven't kept up but you've peaked interest appalachiablue Aug 2019 #11

Fascinating - there are many connections with both Barbados and St Kitts and the US malaise Aug 2019 #12

I've been to the house where Hamilton was born in Nevis. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2019 #15

Thanks, here it is. *M, I just saw an article w many AH sites in NY appalachiablue Aug 2019 #31

It's a nice house. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2019 #33

Fabulous malaise Aug 2019 #34

Yes and that businessmen stole Hawaii. Historic NY Aug 2019 #13

What do you mean,newspapermen? virgogal Aug 2019 #24

should have said businessman Historic NY Aug 2019 #45

Thanks,you had me a tad confused. virgogal Aug 2019 #50

I knew. It powered some of my snarky commentary Vogon_Glory Aug 2019 #14

Yep malaise Aug 2019 #17

And New York City used to be New Amsterdam. Why they changed it, I can't say. NightWatcher Aug 2019 #16

That was Dutch malaise Aug 2019 #19

Was going for a joke but I obviously missed. NightWatcher Aug 2019 #20

LOL malaise Aug 2019 #21

I'm from Georgia. I lost the accent on purpose so it doesn't show. NightWatcher Aug 2019 #22

Ha malaise Aug 2019 #25

And yet you use a giant racist term yourself Mike_DuBois Aug 2019 #46

I can say cracker because I come from a long line of... how many of your great uncles have klan uni? NightWatcher Aug 2019 #49

I have no relatives with Klan background, thank you very much Mike_DuBois Aug 2019 #51

No dude, I was saying I'm prob the only one with the most unkles. NightWatcher Aug 2019 #54

Ah okay. Cool Mike_DuBois Aug 2019 #55

Delaware was Dutch too treestar Aug 2019 #53

Bargain RussBLib Aug 2019 #18

Sure didn't, and thank you. n/t Judi Lynn Aug 2019 #23

Interestingly, Denmark Vesey was not Danish. Sneederbunk Aug 2019 #26

Still I suspect that his name was connected to malaise Aug 2019 #27

Laurance Rockefeller actually owned half of St. John, then gifted it to the US government onetexan Aug 2019 #28

Very interesting malaise Aug 2019 #29

My Granddaughter is in her Junior year flotsam Aug 2019 #30

Ha - no choice there malaise Aug 2019 #32

Still a little rocky flotsam Aug 2019 #36

Those who love humanity can thrive anywhere malaise Aug 2019 #39

LOL. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2019 #35

Could of been UMaine....N/T flotsam Aug 2019 #37

At least Maine has water and marine life. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2019 #38

This matters less these days malaise Aug 2019 #42

She can learn to dive in a pool, of course. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2019 #44

Interesting how colonialists can buy and sell what never actually belonged to them. guillaumeb Aug 2019 #40

with human being - lock stock and barrel malaise Aug 2019 #41

I've applied for a.Census job in the US VI Mike_DuBois Aug 2019 #47

Good luck malaise Aug 2019 #48

Did not know treestar Aug 2019 #52