but neither of them had any idea about the existence of the United States of America as Christopher Columbus or Amerigo Vespucci had still not discovered the Americas. It was not until 15 centuries ...

New World” and “Old World” are concepts still widely used to refer to the Western and Eastern Hemispheres, respectively, ...

When an Aboriginal child arrives in the dead of night at a remote monastery run by a renegade nun (Cate Blanchett) in 1940s ...

Columbus discovered the New World, but it was Vespucci who recognized it as a new world ... "I see no reason why one should object to calling our continent 'America,' for Amerigo was its true ...

April 25 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1507, German geographer and mapmaker Martin Waldseemuller published a book in which he named the newly discovered continent of the New World "America ...

German geographer and mapmaker Martin Waldseemuller published a book in which he named the newly discovered continent of the New World "America" after the man he mistakenly thought had discovered ...

A moment to discover the adventurous life of Amerigo Vespucci who, starting from Florence ... in his name, we call America. The seminar organized by the MedOr Foundation will be held on December ...

From 27 to 31 December the Amerigo Vespucci will stop at Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal – Zayed Port together with the Villaggio Italia, the mini "expo" dedicated to Italian excellence The Amerigo ...

Doha, Qatar: In the Amerigo Vespucci World Tour’s stop in Doha, which brought with it the emotion of the Italian maritime tradition, the Italian Ministry of Tourism is represented by the advisor ...

The Italian naval ship Amerigo Vespucci sailed into Doha during the Qatar National Day celebrations, carrying a message of peace and partnership, as well as a tribute to the deepening ties between ...

The Amerigo Vespucci, the historic sailing and training ship of the Italian navy, is arriving in Qatar for the first time in its 93-year history. The vessel will be in Doha from December 17-22 ...