I n 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail on one of the most consequential expeditions in history. ... The explorer first proposed a three-ship voyage of discovery to the Portuguese king but was denied.

On Oct. 28, 1492, Christopher Columbus discovered Cuba on his first voyage to the New World. In 1636, Harvard College was founded in Cambridge, Mass. In 1776, the Battle of White Plains was fought ...

Christopher Columbus wasn’t the first European to discover North America. ... Christopher Columbus’s voyage in 1492 wasn’t his only trip to North America.

On Aug. 3, 1492, Columbus, flying under the Spanish flag, set out from Palos de la Frontera , Spain with three ships on what arguably may be the most famous sea crossing ever.

On Oct. 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus landed on San Salvador, an island in the present-day Bahamas. Of the native Arawaks he encountered there, Columbus wrote in his diary, “They were well ...

"In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue," is a popular rhyme that helps us remember the story of Christopher Columbus. Because we recently celebrated Columbus Day, here's the rest of his story.

Day 12: Columbus sighted some tropic birds and avowed he must be close to some islands since ‘these birds never go more than 20 leagues from land.’ He didn’t know what I know, tha… ...

The full-scale replica of Christopher Columbus’s famous flagship from his 1492 voyage will be open to the public ...