The seafarer peoples of the past who mastered the oceans were crucial in laying the foundations upon which civilizations were ...

After a few seconds when no one else seemed to know, I gave him this answer: “October 12 th is the day in 1492 when Admiral Christopher Columbus first stepped off his flagship, the Santa Maria, onto ...

Christopher Columbus changed the course of history sailing across an unknown ocean in three small ships to prove that the world was round. This took tremendous courage and determination in the ...

A new study published in American Antiquity revealed insights into the history of domestic cats in the Americas, including ...

"We can't find west. Everything is wrong. We can't be sure of any direction. Everything looks strange, even the ocean." In ...

The first cats to travel to the Americas may have sailed on Christopher Columbus’ ships, though the animals are not mentioned in the voyages’ records. Archaeologists have discovered cat ...

That’s because one of history’s most famous ships will soon be sailing into the city to drop anchor. An impressive replica of the Christopher Columbus ship, the Nao Santa Maria, will arrive in London ...

The mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, is defending the decision to permanently remove two statues of Christopher Columbus from public parks. The statues were initially removed by Mr. Johnson’s ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Despite a recent settlement, controversy continues over the Christopher Columbus statue that was removed from Arrigo Park. The Chicago Park District has reached a settlement last ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson defended the decision Tuesday to permanently remove Christopher Columbus statues from two Chicago parks as an effort to show “our collective humanity.” The Grant Park and ...

FILE - In this June 16, 2020 file photo, a city worker measures the statue of Christopher Columbus at Marconi Plaza in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File) FILE - In this June 16 ...