This year marks the 500th anniversary of Giovanni da Verrazzano’s historic voyage to the New World and the first documented visit by a European to Rhode Island. This fact should not go unnoticed.

Giovanni da Verrazzano. ... It’s where Roger Williams established what’s now the most defining part of the nation ... Verrazzano was the first to sail here over the ocean blue.

Legislation officially changing the name of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge to reflect the correct spelling of Giovanni da Verrazzano — who, in 1524, was the first European explorer to sail into ...

On November 21, 1964, the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge was opened to the public for the first time. The suspension bridge that connects Brooklyn and Staten Island was named after Giovanni da Verrazzan… ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City will recognize April 17 as Giovanni da Verrazzano day to honor the explorer after a piece of legislation passed Thursday. Councilman David Carr (R-Mid-Island ...

On April 17, 500 years ago, Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano sailed into New York Bay, describing the land and his encounters with its native inhabitants. The Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge in ...

Notes: In this essay, James Kences recounts the explorations of the Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano (1485 to 1528), who led his expeditions in service of King Francis I of France.

The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, which opened in 1964 to connect Brooklyn with Staten Island, is named after Florentine Explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano. The explorer had two Z's in his last name. The ...

This week marks the 500th anniversary of Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano’s arrival in New York Bay -- and to commemorate it, drivers should get a toll break on his famed namesake bridge ...

This year marks the 500th anniversary of Giovanni da Verrazzano’s historic voyage to the New World and the first documented visit by a European to Rhode Island. This fact should not go unnoticed.