Was Columbus’ Voyage to the “New World” Driven by Islamophobia? Popular views of the explorer see him as intrepid adventurer or bungling murderer. But he was also a religious crusader.

Scott Simon talks with Martin Dugard, author of The Last Voyage of Columbus. Dugard delves into the rarely portrayed final journey of the famous explorer. Columbus's problems began, ironically ...

How old is America in 2025? Here's what to know about United States Independence Day and the meaning behind Fourth of July.

Where does a 500-ton, 31-story, multimillion-dollar sculpture of Christopher Columbus stand? Apparently, not just anywhere it wants. But after almost a decade adrift, “Birth of the New World&… ...

A huge replica of a historic ship has docked in Essex for a week - and fans will now be able to pay it a visit. The ...

Vangelis's celebrated soundtrack to Ridley Scott's epic recounting of the voyage to America in 1492 by Christopher Columbus, ...

Columbus Day was first celebrated in New York in 1792, the 300th anniversary of Columbus’s voyage. A century later, Congress designated Columbus Day a national holiday to be celebrated each Oct ...

The ship was part of the 1939 Harvard Columbus Expedition, a five-month voyage across the Atlantic. On board were a hodgepodge of academics, sailors, Harvard affiliates, and their wives.

Brooklynites celebrated Italian heritage on Oct. 8 at the annual Columbus Day Parade on 18th Avenue. The march, sponsored by the Federation of Italian-American Organizations, included elected ...

In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue … and totally missed his mark. His journey may not have gone exactly as planned, but there were some interesting detours along the way.

But there's no doubt that Columbus' voyages "had an undeniable historical impact, sparking the great age of Atlantic exploration, trade and eventually colonization by Europeans," Perry wrote.