'Columbus sailed the ocean blue' and right into a tangled legacy. Replicas of the Santa Maria, Nina and Pinta floating in the ocean off coast during tour to celebrate 500th anniversary of Christopher ...

FROM a reader’s point of view, this is to be regarded as a mystery story rather than as a biography, for Columbus is second only to Shakespeare as the most unapproachable and mysterious figure in the ...

Just in time for the long weekend. Genetic testing has finally confirmed the official resting place of Christopher Columbus, and scientists who announced the discovery say they also now know his ...

In 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail on one of the most consequential expeditions in history. He and his crew spent more than a month at sea and eventually landed upon the New World. But the journey ...

Today our Nation honors the legendary Christopher Columbus — the original American hero, a giant of Western civilization, and one of the most gallant and visionary men to ever walk the face of the ...

Christopher Columbus was an important navigator whose background has long been scrutinized. The explorer, by his admission, claimed in a deed that he was born in the Italian port city of Genoa, ...

A new monument honoring abolitionist Harriet Tubman was unveiled in Newark, New Jersey, on Friday, replacing a long-standing statue of Christopher Columbus. The monument — named "Shadow of a Face"— ...

The earliest known edition of a letter from Christopher Columbus announcing his purported discovery of America is expected to fetch $1.5 million at a Christie’s auction. The letter was sent to King ...

A monument to African American pioneer Harriet Tubman was unveiled in Newark, New Jersey, on Thursday, taking over a space where a statue of Christopher Columbus stood until the summer of 2020. During ...