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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...
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...
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...
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...
Stop Fixating on our Ancestors’ Bones
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 2 months agoSince Christopher Columbus got lost and landed in what is now the modern-day Dominican Republic, non-Natives have been fascinated with Native Americans....
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’...
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...
What's open and what's closed on Columbus Day 2022?
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoColumbus Day isn’t one of the major holidays. Retailers generally stay open, and few businesses give employees the day off. But it’s certainly not a...
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...
