Christopher Columbus sailed westward in 1492, hoping to find a new route to China and South Asia, but he hit a major roadblock — the Americas — and landed in the Caribbean. Columbus wasn't the first ...

Christopher Columbus was a 15th and 16th century explorer credited for connecting the Old World (Europe, Africa, and Asia) ...

Columbus Day honors Christopher Columbus after arriving to what's now known as the Bahamas. This happened back in 1492 but the holiday wasn't created until hundreds of years later in the United States ...

Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday he wants the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission to designate two Christopher Columbus statues. He deserves thanks for agreeing to take a long-overdue step to ...

A new DNA analysis of remains belonging to direct descendants of Christopher Columbus has uncovered a history-changing truth about the explorer's origins.