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

Earlier this year I visited Huelva, Spain, which is very close to the border with Portugal. It is where Christopher Columbus launched the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria on his journey to America. There ...

TEXAS, USA — States across the U.S. are celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day, while others are recognizing the holiday as Columbus Day. Columbus Day is meant to celebrate the anniversary of Christopher ...

MADRID (AP) — Was Christopher Columbus really from Genoa, in Italy? Or was he Spanish? Or, as some other theories have it, was he Portuguese or Croatian or even Polish? A definitive answer to the ...

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 ...

Columbus made four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean, but he never set foot in mainland North America (what would become the United States). While Columbus' voyages did take him to a few Caribbean ...

On Monday, some government offices will close to observe Columbus Day. To Native Americans, it is a day of mourning. There are many myths about Christopher Columbus; but, as many cases in history, the ...

(WFLA) – Mermaids were spotted 529 years ago today by Christopher Columbus. At least he thought they were mermaids, but they were actually our beloved manatees. The Italian explorer was sailing near ...

Educators from around the country have been reflecting on what they teach and how they teach it in the wake of the death of George Floyd and the national protests that followed. Some lessons up for ...

November 19 marks the Discovery of Puerto Rico Day, an important local holiday that commemorates Christopher Columbus’s arrival on the island in 1493. While it holds great significance for the people ...

MADRID – Was Christopher Columbus really from Genoa, in Italy? Or was he Spanish? Or, as some other theories have it, was he Portuguese or Croatian or even Polish? A definitive answer to the question ...