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1917 establishments in the United States

  • United States Virgin IslandsChristopher Columbus sighted the islands on his second voyage in 1493. He named them Santa Úrsula y las Once Mil Vírgenes after a legend about Saint Ursula…
  • ForbesOn the 15th of September 1917, B. C. Forbes and his partner Walter Drey launched a new publication in New York City. The magazine carried the original title…