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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...
The Roots of Christian Nationalism Go Back Further Than You Think
Time via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA painting entitled, “The Landing of Columbus,” by Albert Bobbett (1877) of Christopher Columbus...
Missing for decades, a stolen 15th-century letter from Christopher Columbus heads home to Italy
CNN via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe letter, in which Columbus announced his discoveries on the American continent to Spain’s King...
Today is: Columbus Day
The News-Messenger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoColumbus Day celebrates the landing of Christopher Columbus in the Americas on October 12, 1492. Columbus, whose journey was financed by the Spanish...
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...
Happy Independence Day, Jamaica! The Island Enters Year 60 As A Free Nation
Travel Noire via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn August 6, 2022, Jamaica celebrates its 60th year of independence, though it remains part of the...
Opinion: How did a Moroccan pirate queen become the 'Spirit of California'?
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA Diego Rivera mural titled “The Allegory of California” hides in a private staircase inside the City Club of San Francisco. It depicts a woman often referred to as the Spirit of California ...
'We have not vanished': Advocate for Taíno people, long said to have disappeared, tells their story
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 10—SOUTH PORTLAND — Speaking to a small audience in the Redbank Community Center, Priscilla Colon said she's fighting history. History books, even new books, say the Taíno people have perished ...
Violence and 'crisis': How hundreds of L.A. County's abused children ended up in hotels
LA Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. In December 2021, the then-director of the city's child welfare...