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February 12, 1999 | William Nack
February 12, 1999 | William Nack In February 1979, someone asked Richard Branson if he had named his company, Virgin Music, after the famous necklace of islands known as the Virgin Islands. "Never heard of them," Branson replied. "Where are they?"
February 12, 1999 | Austin Murphy The Virgin Islands, discovered by Columbus in 1493, were named in honor of Saint Ursula, a ninth-century martyr who supposedly rounded up 11,000 virgins for a pilgrimage to Rome and was killed by Huns on her return...
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