On 22 February 1498, a well-weathered mid-40s Christopher Columbus ordained in writing that his estate in the Italian port ...

These are the events and people that shaped the history of travel, from early pilgrimages and the Age of Discovery, to the ...

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Before Christopher Columbus's arrival in 1492, the Americas were home to advanced civilizations with sophisticated social ...

Guest Opinion. The story of tobacco in colonial Virginia represents one of the earliest and most significant cases of ...

It was the culmination of a long-awaited dream and a cause for great celebration when, on November 4, 1953, Port Canaveral officially was dedicated. [...] ...

A day trip to Cordoba is a popular excursion for those visiting the region of Andalusia in southern Spain. While many pe ...

On Herr Krumbiegel’s watch, some of those trees – the prettiest ones – left the Lalbagh experimental nursery to line ...

A new research paper from Italy argues that sailors in Genoa — the home town of Christopher Columbus — knew of a land west of Greenland across the Atlantic. A city official reportedly said ...

“Happy’s Place” has brought on Justina Machado and Christopher Rich as guest stars, Variety has learned exclusively. The role will mark a reunion between Rich and “Happy’s Place” star ...

Christopher Nolan isn’t known to do anything by halves, and for his latest movie, The Odyssey, he’s taking his crew to the real-life location that Homer supposedly imagined Odysseus visited ...