On April 25, 2015, protests -- some violent -- broke out in Baltimore following the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year old black man, while in police custody.

In 1507, a world map produced by German cartographer Martin Waldseemueller contained the first recorded use of the term “America,” in honor of Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci.

The term "America," it should be noted, was first applied to South America, in tribute to Italian explorer and navigator Amerigo Vespucci. He was among the first Europeans to glean that Brazil was ...

The term "America," it should be noted, was first applied to South America, in tribute to Italian explorer and navigator Amerigo Vespucci. He was among the first Europeans to glean that Brazil was ...

While Stumme entered her second “Final Jeopardy!” round tied for the lead, she ended Friday night with $0 on her board after misattributing a quote by navigator Amerigo Vespucci.

It was the navigator Amerigo Vespucci who realised Columbus had found an unknown land and in 1507 the name America was applied in Vespucci’s honour. 6.

The 93-year-old Amerigo Vespucci, a full-rigged ship of the Italian Navy, ... The ship – named after the 15th century Italian explorer and navigator and launched on Feb. 22, ...

The vessel, whic boasts the nickname “the most beautiful ship in the world,” was named for Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Florence, from whose name ...

A ship that has been called “the most beautiful in the world” will be docking in the Port of Los Angeles on Wednesday. The Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian navy training vessel built in 1930, will ...

In 1507 a German geographer named Martin Waldseemüller drew two maps of the known world. As research, he used the recent account of Florentine Navigator Amerigo Vespucci, who said he had found a ...