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You may find yourself doing a double take later this May, when a replica of Christopher Columbus' ship, the Nao Santa María, glides up the Thames and moors up by Tower Bridge. The 93-ft ...
Centuries after his death, Christopher Columbus continues to stir fascination and fierce debate. His historic Atlantic crossings in 1492 are famous worldwide, but his legacy remains deeply tangled ...
Nearly five years after the city removed the Christopher Columbus statue from Wooster Square Park amid nationwide racial justice protests, the Elicker administration announced on Friday that the ...
Neil Armstrong's kids still remember the day he walked on the moon Bettmann/ Getty ; DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Neil Armstrong was famously the first man to walk on the moon. But at home ...
The mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, is defending the decision to permanently remove two statues of Christopher Columbus from public parks. The statues were initially removed by Mr. Johnson’s ...
But some states and cities have celebrated the date as Indigenous Peoples Day, or celebrate both, amid concerns that honoring Italian explorer Christopher Columbus glorifies the exploitation and ...
Columbus Day, celebrated annually in October, venerates the accomplishments of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. Native Americans have been lobbying local and federal governments for decades ...
Neil Armstrong was famously the first man to walk on the moon. But at home, his three children — Mark, Karen and Rick — just knew him as "Dad." Neil welcomed his kids with Janet Shearon ...
Martina Navratilova has lashed out at late astronaut Neil Armstrong over NASA's failure in the 1960s to send women out into space. Known for her commentary on tennis and social issues, the tennis ...
The caseback of the Omega "Tribute to Astronauts" Speedmaster Professional engraved to astronaut Neil Armstrong. | Credit: RR Auction "This watch, which my father liked to wear on special ...
Neil Armstrong was famously the first man to walk on the moon. But at home, his three children — Mark, Karen and Rick — just knew him as "Dad." Neil welcomed his kids with Janet Shearon Armstrong, to ...
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A Christopher Columbus statue removed in 2020 amid a climate of racial reckoning after the police killing of George Floyd has finally found a home in a new museum ...