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Explorer Christopher Columbus and His Namesake Holiday Are More Polarizing Than Ever
Biography via Yahoo News· 7 months agoItalian explorer Christopher Columbus discovered the “New World” of the Americas on a 1492...
5 Interesting Facts You Didn’t Know About Christopher Columbus
Parade via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn 1972, Richard Nixon declared Columbus Day a time to “celebrate the memorable achievements of the...
Columbus controversy? Knights of Columbus are too busy doing good
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoWith 32 chapters across the state and over 3,000 members, the Utah Council of the Knights of...
Why does Hispanic Heritage Month start in the middle of September?
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 8 months agoWhy does Hispanic Heritage Month start in the middle of September instead of the first day, like Black History Month, which starts on Feb. 1, or Women's History Month, which begins on March ...
Today in History: Aug. 3, deadly Walmart shooting in Texas
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoOn Aug. 3, 2019, a gunman opened fire at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, leaving 22 people dead; prosecutors said Patrick Crusius targeted Mexicans in hopes of scaring Latinos into leaving ...
This week in Pensacola: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade returns; Lunar New Year
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSeven days out is your guide to entertainment events, concerts, festivals and activities in Escambia...
Rishi Sunak and the complicated history between Britain and India
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRishi Sunak. Illustrated | Getty Images On Diwali, a major Hindu holiday, 42-year-old Rishi Sunak...
Meet the American who cooked up ketchup, Dr. James Mease, patriot with passion for 'love apples'
Fox News via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoDr. James Mease was a Philadelphia intellectual born to a veteran of the American Revolution. In...
These trees are among the oldest in MS and some may date back 1,000 years
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 month agoTrees are wonderful things. In spring they offer nesting sites for birds that start the day singing....
Sir Ridley Scott made Knight Grand Cross for services to UK film industry
Press Association News via AOL· 5 months agoDirector and producer Sir Ridley Scott has been made a Knight Grand Cross in the New Year Honours...