Galileo Galilei
05-24-2010, 01:32 PM
In 1860, an apocryphal story made the rounds: the captain of a sailing vessel outbound from New York City was hailed by a ship homeward bound after a voyage to China. The question came over, "Who is the President of the United States?"
The captain shouted back, "Abraham Lincoln."
A minute later, a second question came over, "Who the hell is Abraham Lincoln?"
THE UNPOPULAR MR. LINCOLN: The Story of America's Most Reviled President by Larry Tagg (page 16)
http://www.amazon.com/UNPOPULAR-MR-LINCOLN-Americas-President/dp/1932714618#reader_1932714618
The captain shouted back, "Abraham Lincoln."
A minute later, a second question came over, "Who the hell is Abraham Lincoln?"
THE UNPOPULAR MR. LINCOLN: The Story of America's Most Reviled President by Larry Tagg (page 16)
http://www.amazon.com/UNPOPULAR-MR-LINCOLN-Americas-President/dp/1932714618#reader_1932714618