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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...
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...
Indigenous Peoples Day Continues To Become More Visible As The Columbus Day Alternative
Blavity via Yahoo News· 7 months agoMonday marks the holiday traditionally known as Columbus Day in honor of Christopher Columbus’...
Happy National Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day! More on both holidays — and the complicated...
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoRoxanne White, of Yakima Nation, sings as a group marches from Westlake Park to City Hall to mark...
Land ho! Replica of Christopher Columbus' Pinta ship docks in Louisville, with tours open
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 11 months ago"In 1492, Columbus sailed the Ohio blue." Or something like that. A replica of the Pinta, one of...
How Columbus Day contributes to the cultural erasure of Italian Americans
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA float featuring Christopher Columbus makes its way down Fifth Avenue during the 75th annual...
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...
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 Christopher Columbus used a lunar eclipse to his advantage
Columbia Daily Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 months agoOver the next three weeks, this column will look at some fascinating historic — and future — true...
Why Some States Celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day Instead of Columbus Day
Good Housekeeping via Yahoo News· 7 months agoWhen Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492, he did not "discover" a wild, untamed land...