History is typically shaped by battles, revolutions, and inventions, but some of the most consequential turning points began ...

HAVE you ever wondered why they speak Spanish all over Central and South America, except in Brazil, where they speak ...

Amazing. As anyone familiar with Washington D.C. would know — and fyi I was a longtime D.C. resident in my various jobs on ...

The Nao Santa Maria, the flagship of Christopher Columbus’ 1492 expedition and a key vessel in the discovery of the Americas, ...

The ship will be open to the public from July 30 to August 10, offering visitors the chance to explore its decks, learn about life at sea in the 15th century, and discover the sto ...

A life-size replica of one of history's most famous ships - used by Christopher Columbus on his history-changing voyage to the Americas - has arrived in Cork. It's a suitably sunny day for the arrival ...

For nearly two decades, the Columbus Fountain in front ofWashington’s Union Station was nonfunctional. Now, water is flowing again after 19 years.Department o ...

Firelei Báez with a towering bronze sculpture with feathers titled “Ayida,” a centerpiece in her exhibition at Hauser & Wirth ...

San Francisco supervisors have replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day, saying they want to honour Native American people and condemn the atrocities they suffered. Los Angeles and ...

Charlestown Harbour in Cornwall welcomed the Nao Santa María on Friday. It will stay in Cornwall until Tuesday. The ship is a ...

On May 29, 1453, the ancient Roman city of Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Turks. Many historians consider the ...