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Suspension of Disbelief: Verrazzano Bridge Turns 60
That is 375% more traffic than in 1965, when the bridge named for Giovanni da Verrazzano — the first European explorer to sail into New York Harbor — averaged 48,300 vehicle crossings daily ...
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The Surprising History Behind the 2-week Vacation
More specifically, Giovanni da Verrazzano arrived in North America aboard the Dauphine, determined to find a direct passage ...
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This affluent Wilmington neighborhood was named thanks to an Italian explorer
Legend has it that the Landfall community in Wilmington was named after the belief that Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano made his first landfall in the New World in 1524. Although better ...