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Was Christopher Columbus a Hero or Villain?
Biography via Yahoo News· 6 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...
Let’s put Christopher Columbus in his place | COMMENTARY
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe grander myths of Christopher Columbus were long ago exposed as false. As we’ve outlined on this page before, he didn’t set out to prove the world was round, didn’t discover America and might ...
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...
Mark Woods: Among the things I didn't learn in school — the value of 'revisionist history'
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. I remember in elementary school being told the story of...
EARTHDIVERS’ Stephen Graham Jones on His Columbus Vengeance Comic Book
Nerdist via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStephen Graham Jones is one of the most exciting authors working today. His powerful horror novels...
What does eclipse on your birthday mean? Myths, folklore surround astronomical event
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 2 months agoDo you avoid walking under ladders? Stay away from black cats? Jump over cracks — because who wants to risk hurting mom?! Whether you're on Team Superstitious, Team You're Kidding Right, or ...
Are mermaids real or a fin-tastic fable? The history and myths behind mermaid culture
TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 days agoIn recent years, so-called “mer-culture” has been on the rise. Take, for example, Disney’s 2023...
How Columbus, of all people, became a national symbol
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAgricultural Building at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1893. University...
How Columbia author Phong Nguyen brings an ancient Vietnamese epic to life
Columbia Daily Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe best stories grow over time. Some bend the direction of myth, snowballs rolling downhill to...
Myths of Fort Mountain basis of local author's new novel
The Daily Citizen, Dalton, Ga. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 16—At the top of Fort Mountain stands an almost 900-foot-long stone wall, lined with pits and an open space that appears to possibly be a gate at one point. "The Cherokee said it was there ...
