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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Whether you call it Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day, one thing is for sure—the holiday, held this year on October 13, churns up a sea of debate that could capsize even the Santa Maria. While ...

This October marks the 520th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ discovery of the Americas – the result of one of many other explorations that took place between the 15th and 17th Centuries. European ...

Researchers believe they have reliable evidence that shows Vikings beat Christopher Columbus to the Americas by about 500 years. Tree species native to Canada and imported to Greenland were key to the ...

Somebody eventually had to knit the whole world together. North and South. Eastern and Western Hemispheres. The person who launched that adventure was Christopher Columbus. Critics will point out his ...

AUTHOR: JEFFREY MERVIS, pg. 3. WASHINGTON--While any conceptual link between modern scientific investigation and Christopher Columbus's landing in the New World back in 1492 is tenuous, the National ...