As of 1960. there were 400.000 people of Lebanese extraction in this countrymore here than anywhere else in the world outside Lebanon. According to Philip K. Hitti in his treatise. A Short History of Lebanon. "Not only did the Lebanese discover America but they sold it to the rest of the Arab world and supplied it with the largest contingent of emigrants." While most emigrants left Lebanon with the intention of later returning home. they have actually stayed in large part and provided many wellknown and outstanding citizens to this country. Examples are the comedian Danny Thomas. the famed heart surgeon. Dr.
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