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Was Christopher Columbus a Hero or Villain?
Biography via Yahoo News· 8 months agoWas Christopher Columbus a Hero or Villain?Getty Images Whether you call it Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day, one thing is for sure—the holiday...
Explorer Christopher Columbus and His Namesake Holiday Are More Polarizing Than Ever
Biography via Yahoo News· 8 months agoItalian explorer Christopher Columbus discovered the “New World” of the Americas on a 1492...
Columbus statue, removed from a square in Providence, Rhode Island, re-emerges in nearby town
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThree years after a Christopher Columbus statue was removed from a square in Providence, Rhode...
Indigenous Peoples Day Continues To Become More Visible As The Columbus Day Alternative
Blavity via Yahoo News· 8 months agoMonday marks the holiday traditionally known as Columbus Day in honor of Christopher Columbus’...
The Roots of Christian Nationalism Go Back Further Than You Think
Time via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA painting entitled, “The Landing of Columbus,” by Albert Bobbett (1877) of Christopher Columbus...
Vikings came to North America nearly 500 years before Columbus, study of wood reveals
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoViking sailors landed on the shores of North America nearly half a millennium before Christopher...
Opinion/Conley: A defense of Columbus and Native Americans
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPatrick T. Conley is Rhode Island's historian laureate. Christopher Columbus, whose memorial...
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...
What is Indigenous Peoples Day? Is it offensive to celebrate Columbus Day? Everything to know
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe second Monday of October has been a national holiday for close to a century, but this will be...
10 Famous Explorers Whose Discoveries Connected the World
Biography via Yahoo News· 10 months ago10 Famous Explorers Who Changed the WorldGetty Images When European explorers first began sailing...