In this article. Bitter melon is a plant that grows in parts of Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and South America. It grows a fruit that looks like a cucumber. People use bitter melon as both a food and a traditional medicine.
1 A comical approach to the legend of Sir Galahad, his quest for the Holy Grail, and his pier character is made to seem foolish. 2  De Beverley, Thomas. 3  The Birth of Sir Galahad http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/TDGalahad.htm. 4  Erskine, John.
John Cabot (c. 1450, disappeared May 1498), born Giovanni Caboto, was a Venetian explorer and navigator known for his 1497 voyage to North America, where he claimed land in Canada for England. After setting sail in May 1498 for a return voyage to North America, Cabot's final days remain a mystery. What Did John Cabot Discover? In 1497 Cabot traveled by sea from Bristol to Canada, which he mistook for Asia. Cabot made a claim to the North American land for King Henry VII of England, setting the course for England's rise to power in the 16th and 17th centuries.