In 1492, when Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic Ocean in search of a fast route to East Asia and the southwest ...

Columbus wasn't the first European to reach the Western Hemisphere; the Vikings had landed in Newfoundland about 500 years ...

However difficult Columbus's first voyage was, it was a pleasure cruise compared to the rough seas he's had to navigate over ...

Explore the complexities of Columbus Day and the history of European settlement. See why the explorer has competing legacies ...

Portrayals of Columbus as a villain often rely on select moments taken out of context, while dismissing a great deal of other ...

Historian Esteban Mira Caballos presents a rigorous biography of the navigator that uses data to refute some of the legends that surround his figure ...

Somebody eventually had to knit the whole world together. North and South. Eastern and Western Hemispheres. The person who ...

Columbus Day is on October 13 and we remember Christopher Columbus’ vision and perseverance as he explored new worlds. Born in Genoa, Italy, in 1451, Columbus was an explorer and navigator who made ...

President Donald Trump slammed 'left-wing arsonists' for criticizing Christopher Columbus' legacy as he reversed the Biden ...

Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday he wants the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission to designate two Christopher Columbus ...

In 1492, the same year Columbus sailed into the uncharted Atlantic, his Spanish royal patrons banished Jews from their land — ...

Columbus Day is a federal holiday commemorating Italian explorer Christopher Columbus’ voyage and landing in the New World on ...