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Christopher Columbus discovers mermaids, er, manatees 531 years ago
WFLA via Yahoo News· 4 months agoRelated video shows Florida’s efforts to protect manatees (WFLA) – Mermaids were spotted 531 years...
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...
Was Christopher Columbus a Hero or Villain?
Biography via Yahoo News· 7 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...
Christopher Columbus statue still in hiding as City Council pauses return to public view
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe long-debated fate of the controversial statue of city namesake Christopher Columbus briefly...
‘SNL’: Bowen Yang’s Christopher Columbus Gives the World Permission to Take Down Statues of Him...
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 7 months agoYang's Columbus also keeps claiming he discovered things he didn't during "Weekend Update" The post...
Voices: As someone of both Italian and indigenous heritage, Columbus Day makes me feel shame – not...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOnce upon an ocean blue in 1492, the “great” Italian Christopher Columbus sailed across the waters...
Columbus believed he would find 'blemmyes' and 'sciapods' – not people – in the New World
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe statue of Christopher Columbus in Columbus Circle, New York City. Zoltan...
It turns out Christopher Columbus did not bring syphilis back to Europe — probably
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA new study in the journal Nature highlights DNA evidence that contradicts the theory that...
10 Famous Explorers Whose Discoveries Connected the World
Biography via Yahoo News· 9 months ago10 Famous Explorers Who Changed the WorldGetty Images When European explorers first began sailing...
How Delaware agents helped return a priceless Christopher Columbus letter to Venice
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 9 months agoFederal investigators from Delaware closed the books on a decades-old international mystery this month at a ceremony in Rome. The crime involved daring forgeries at the Vatican, international ...