Everyone learns in school that Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. Columbus occupies an exalted position in our history, honored with statues, place names and countless books and movies.

Columbus, born in 1451 in Genoa, Italy, moved to Portugal in 1476 to start a mapmaking business. At the time, called the Age of Exploration, Portugal was a leader, having already discovered the ...

“Muslims discovered America in 1178, not Christopher Columbus,” he said, according to the Daily Mail. “Contacts between Latin America and Islam date back to the 12th century.

It is commonly said that "Columbus discovered America." It would be more accurate, perhaps, to say that he introduced the Americas to Western Europe during his four voyages to the region between ...

Most of us were taught that Christopher Columbus discovered America. Yet it is far from clear cut. There are alternative theories about who got here first — some well-documented, others much ...

It’s Columbus Day – a time when faulty lore about the “discoverer of America” abounds. ... 4. MYTH: Columbus discovered America. Oct. 10, 2011, 2:10 p.m. ET ...

Muslims discovered America in 1178, not Christopher Columbus," Erdogan said. "Muslim sailors arrived in America from 1178. Columbus mentioned the existence of a mosque on a hill on the Cuban coast." ...

A Swede, an Irishman and an Italian were discussing the discovery of America. “Well, everybody knows Columbus discovered America in 1492,” said the Italian. “No,” said the Swede. “Leif ...