On Nov. 15, 1492, Christopher Columbus noted in his journal the use of tobacco among natives of the New World. It was history`s first recorded use of tobacco. In 1777, the Articles of ...

A replica of the flagship of Christopher Columbus’s fleet during his 1492 voyage across the Atlantic has dropped anchor at St ...

In elementary school, I learned a rhyme about Christopher Columbus sailing the ocean blue in 1492. High school expanded that understanding to a still-simple narrative: Very few people lived in the ...

There is a heartbreaking passage in Christopher Columbus’ journal describing his arrival in the Bahamas in October 1492, as he and his heavily-armed men were warmly greeted by members of the ...

Christopher Columbus ... said his research has shown that Columbus was from a family of Jewish silk spinners from the ...

Not only did Christopher Columbus not ... Italian explorer and navigator set foot here in 1492, according to a recent study published in the journal “Antiquity.“ “Journeys were being ...

Christopher Columbus, once commemorated for the grandest achievement of human history, connecting two worlds in 1492, is now the ... and peaceful nature in his journal (Columbus, Journal ...

Portrait of Christopher Columbus by Sebastiano del Piombo Credit: Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images In the same year of 1492 that Columbus landed on Guanahani in the Bahamas ...