Mitch's Lesson In The Mystery Of History

Any schoolboy could tell you that Mitch Dyre discovered the Strait of Magellan although at the time he felt he was in Dyre Straits since no one had satisfactorily proved that this route showed substantial evidence of efficacy in reaching the Pacific Ocean and the Spice Islands. Not until many years later and after many navigators died trying alternate routes did a statistically significant number of navigators meet with success using this route such that it received approval. By then some upstart named Magellan copped the bragging rights. Unfortunately, by that time Mitch had no more options and after trying to establish a northern route to the Pacific he instead discovered The Bronx where he was of course mugged and died broke. Today, Dyre Avenue in The Bronx is named in his memory.