Garfield officials renamed a local park to honor Christopher Columbus less than four months after the famed explorer's name ...

Centuries after his death, Christopher Columbus remains a subject of intrigue and debate worldwide. His historic 1492 voyages across the Atlantic are widely recognized, but his legacy is fraught with ...

Arden Cone, a Greenville artist and horse trainer, interrogates U.S. history in exhibit at the Greenville Center for Creative ...

The image of Christopher Co­lumbus’ three ships from the national coat of arms can now officially be removed and replaced ...

The Knights of Columbus was founded in Connecticut by Catholic priest Father Michael J. McGivney on Feb. 6, 1882.

1. Johns Hopkins U. to remove President Woodrow Wilson’s name The university has a special Name Review Board that considers ...

Jorell Meléndez-Badillo of the University of Wisconsin-Madison came up with 17 visualizers that offer historical context to ...

After concerns that the SS United States wasn’t seaworthy enough to make the trip from Philadelphia to Florida, Okaloosa ...

A recent study has provided significant evidence about the origin of syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease.

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access information on a device and to provide personalised ads and content, ad and ...

From 1976 to 1981, Columbia Pictures retired Lady Liberty from the screen. The logo was later rescued in 1982 after The ...

Released Jan. 5, the record pays homage to the island’s rich rhythms like plena and salsa, and delves into it’s seldom taught history.