Mosquitoes, Miskitos, and Muskets
Is the Mosquito Coast infested with mosquitoes? Or is the coastal name confused with the Miskito Indians? And how did muskets get involved?
The Postage Stamp Affair
June 19, 1902: The U.S. Senate voted 42 to 34 for Panama over Nicaragua as the site for the interocean canal.A postage stamp may have made the difference.
