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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...
Toms River Regional urged to bring back Columbus Day holiday for students
App.com | Asbury Park Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTOMS RIVER - No, Toms River Regional leaders insist, they are not "canceling" Columbus Day by...
The Roots of Christian Nationalism Go Back Further Than You Think
Time via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA painting entitled, “The Landing of Columbus,” by Albert Bobbett (1877) of Christopher Columbus...
What's open and what's closed on Columbus Day 2022?
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoColumbus Day isn’t one of the major holidays. Retailers generally stay open, and few businesses give employees the day off. But it’s certainly not a...
Ancient human DNA suggests Columbus may not have brought syphilis to Europe after all
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAncient remains dating back around 2,000 years suggest a cousin of syphilis spread around South...
A Stunning Discovery Proves That Vikings Reached the Americas Before Columbus
Popular Mechanics via AOL· 7 months agoVikings Were the First Explorers to Visit AmericaAzim Khan Ronnie / 500px - Getty Images Researchers...
Nazi diaries, forgers at the Vatican: How Delaware became a hotbed for solving art crime
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe crime sounded like the plot to a movie. At the secure private library of the Vatican, home to...
Newark unveils Harriet Tubman monument, 'Shadow of a Face,' where Columbus statue once stood
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSpring is in the air at public parks in Newark, New Jersey. So is something else: Change. On...
How Native Americans shaped the landscape of North America long before Europeans arrived
Columbia Daily Tribune via Yahoo News· 7 months agoLong before the boats of Christopher Columbus touched the New World, North America was thriving and...
Ramapo Munsee Nation remains one of the only Indigenous tribes federally unrecognized
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSince the 1930s, Americans have observed the second Monday in October to honor a man who, for...