The Writer's Almanac - Friday, August 3, 2018
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Aug 3, 2018 ·
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On this date in 1527, the first known letter from the New World to the Old was sent to King Henry VIII of England. The letter writer, Master John Rut,...
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On this date in 1527, the first known letter from the New World to the Old was sent to King Henry VIII of England. The letter writer, Master John Rut, was on an expedition to find the Northwest Passage, a northerly route to Asia through or around North America.
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