Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Christopher Columbus, whose real name was Cristoforo Colombo, was born in 1451 in the Republic of Genoa, part of what is now Italy ...

“Christopher Columbus is still alive.” So writes Matthew Restall in his biography of the weaver’s son from Genoa who became one of the most famous people of all history and, we might say, the greatest ...

A new DNA study on the 500-year-old remains of Christopher Columbus has found that the controversial explorer was actually a Sephardic Jew from western Europe. Spanish researchers announced their ...

When Christopher Columbus sailed westward from Spain in 1492, he did not expect to find paradise. He was looking for a shortcut to Asia, a new route for spices and gold. Instead, he stumbled onto ...

Across the United States, many celebrate Columbus Day, a controversial federal holiday observed every year on the second Monday in October. It was named after Christopher Columbus, the man credited ...

Christopher Columbus wasn’t actually Italian? Paesan-NO. Italian Americans and Columbus Day parade goers Monday saucily waved off the claim that new DNA evidence shows the controversial explorer was a ...

President Joe Biden issued a proclamation to recognize Oct. 14 as Columbus Day in honor of Christopher Columbus, the 15th century explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa, now part of ...

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The White House shared a popular quote from "The Sopranos" main character Tony Soprano amid reports that President Donald Trump plans to install a new statue of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus.

President Trump on Sunday vowed to bring Columbus Day back “from the ashes” — railing against critics of the controversial European explorer who the holiday honors. Columbus Day remains largely a ...

A statue of Christopher Columbus that had been taken down in Providence, Rhode Island, will be unveiled in its new location on Monday. The statue’s new home is in the town of Johnston, where it was ...