We find many events in history that can be described as curious, tragic, amusing an at times, startling. In this article I will focus upon such events about which, perhaps, some of us may not be aware of. The two occurrences are appended below. According to many historians Christopher Columbus was born in GENOA (ITALY) in 1451. His father was a wool weaver but from his childhood Christopher Columbus loved the sea and undertook some voyages under his seniors. These small voyages inculcated in him the ambition to venture on longer voyages for attaining fame as well as prosperity.
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