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 ...

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 ...