In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue. And however difficult that first voyage with the Niña, Pinta, and Santa ...

Discover 9 essential facts about Columbus Day 2025. Learn about its history, Italian-American heritage, controversies, and why some U.S. states now observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

Columbus Day is on October 13 and we remember Christopher Columbus’ vision and perseverance as he explored new worlds. Born in Genoa, Italy, in 1451, Columbus was an explorer and navigator who made ...

NMAI copy 39088019416965 from the library of H. Paul and Jane R. Friesema. DIARIO OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUSS FIRST VOYAGE TO AMERICA 14921493 ABSTRACTED BY FRAY BARTOLOMÉ DE LAS CASAS TRANSCRIBED AND ...

Across the United States, many celebrate Columbus Day, a controversial federal holiday observed every year on the second ...

Illustrated title (2 maps) on two leaves. Reproductions of two woodcuts and the first and last pages of the second Columbus letter, 1493, on lining-papers. https ...

London (AP) — A replica of the flagship of Christopher Columbus’s fleet during his 1492 voyage across the Atlantic has dropped anchor at St. Katharine Docks in London, where it opens its gangways to ...

Columbus Day is a federal holiday commemorating Italian explorer Christopher Columbus’ voyage and landing in the New World on ...

Columbus Day will be observed Monday as a federal holiday, but no formal events are planned in Bismarck or Minot. While post ...