HomeMy WebLinkAbout047 Who Named America Youth Education Month Proclamation - Word - 10.08.2008PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, on Wednesday, October Eighth, Two Thousand and Eight, the City of Cupertino wishes to recognize Who Named America Youth Education Month; and
WHEREAS, the word "America" was born in humanity's spirit of invention and innovation to re-awaken understanding of earth's geography, and on April 25, 1507, at Ville St. Die in France,
the German cartographer Martin Waldseemuller published the first map of the globe with twelve time zones, to depict a new continent, as separate land mass not of Asia or Africa, and
a new ocean now known as the Pacific; and
WHEREAS, "America" first appeared on the coast of South America, known today as Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, to honor Florentine astronomer and navigator Amerigo Vespucci, who voyaged
across the Atlantic for Spain and Portugal and invented the mathematical formula to calculate the distance between planets and Earth's circumference in 1499; and
WHEREAS, the America 500 Birthday Extravaganza (2007-2012) five-year global education initiative is sponsored by independent citizens serving as the Organizing Committee, recognized
by mayors in fifty states and in the U.S. Congress by House Resolution 287 "America" to champion the national platform "Bring Home the Spirit of History in Your Town" as a local window
to worldwide learning that inspires youth to explore our hometown's story and origins; and
WHEREAS, on April 12, 2007, the German Post issued the first stamp to commemorate the 500th Anniversary of Waldseemuller's printing the map that named America, to distinguish this once-in-history
opportunity for global initiative to improve international understanding for world peace; and
WHEREAS, the "Spirit of Invention" 2008 Edition celebrates the Spirit of America's origin as a vision of the America 500 Organizing Committee, mayors nationwide and representatives in
the U.S. congress who are, at the beginning of the 21st Century, acting to celebrate this monumental occasion with the gift of "Who Named America?" to increase public knowledge of planetary
history and cartography, based on the America 500 framework of astronomy-math, geography, climate-botany, transportation, and cultural settlement-migration; and
NOW, therefore, be it resolved, that the Mayor and City Council of Cupertino, do hereby proclaim the month of September 2008 as
Who Named America Youth Education Month
in Cupertino and request U.S. Postmaster General John E. Potter to issue a commemorative “Who Named America” stamp.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the City of Cupertino to be affixed this Wednesday, October Eighth, Two Thousand and Eight.
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Dolly Sandoval, Mayor