It was a daring - and dangerous - expedition that changed world history forever. What we now refer to as the Age of Exploration had started earlier in the 15th Century with the Portuguese reaching the ...

In 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail on one of the most consequential expeditions in history. He and his crew spent more than a month at sea and eventually landed upon the New World. But the journey ...

In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue, but when he returned from 'cross the seas, did he bring with him a new disease? New skeletal evidence suggests Columbus and his crew not only introduced the ...

In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue, bringing to the New World a bounty of wonder: coffee, horses, turnips, grapes, wine. But Columbus and his fellow explorers, in addition to importing crops and ...

The Program in Jewish Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder is pleased to welcome Professor Matt Goldish as the 2017 annual Sondra and Howard Bender Visiting Scholar. Goldish will be in ...

In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue, but when he returned from 'cross the seas, did he bring with him a new disease? New skeletal evidence suggests Columbus and his crew not only introduced the ...

Columbus made four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean, but he never set foot in mainland North America (what would become the United States). While Columbus' voyages did take him to a few Caribbean ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Wars Across the World: Columbus 1492 Columbus 1492 retraces the exceptional and tragic journey of the discoverer of America, Christopher Columbus. You will ...

If anyone had asked me as a child to define Christopher Columbus, I would have simply said that he discovered America. That’s what I was taught in grade school. As children, we honored him by ...

Columbus Day, a federal holiday, will be observed in 2023 on Monday, Oct 9. The day commemorates the arrival of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus in the Americans in 1492. Columbus Day is observed ...