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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...
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...
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...
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...
Land ho! Replica of Christopher Columbus' Pinta ship docks in Louisville, with tours open
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 10 months ago"In 1492, Columbus sailed the Ohio blue." Or something like that. A replica of the Pinta, one of...
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...
Step aboard and back in time on Christopher Columbus' ship Pinta in Mississippi
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA 100-ton reproduction of explorer Christopher Columbus' ship Pinta is in Mississippi and guests can...
History lesson: Miami Columbus sinks Mandarin in high school football anniversary clash
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo Sports· 5 months agoTALLAHASSEE — Coming in, Mandarin's five-year anniversary of the school's first-ever football...
Indigenous Peoples' Day 2023: What to know in Nashville
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 7 months ago"In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue..." This poem, which so many of us are taught in elementary...
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...