Forget everything you know about the United States of America. It is not united anymore, but divided into several independent ...

To say that Christopher Columbus was a latecomer to the Western Hemisphere would be an understatement. By the time he arrived in 1492, the Native Americans had been there for tens of thousands of ...

In the United States, three powerful myths — the story of Columbus discovering America, the First Thanksgiving, and the Southern Strategy — have constructed a picture of power. Each was a strategic ...

U.S. President Donald Trump is taking steps toward installing a statue of Christopher Columbus, the explorer credited for ...

Somehow, the 15th-century Italian explorer still got his own national holiday. But more cities and states are scrapping Columbus Day to honor the people who were here first — and who suffered greatly ...

Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas in 1492 is often presented as a major discovery, but this view obscures a much older reality. Many populations had already set foot on these lands long ...