For centuries the legendary explorer was celebrated as a hero but newer perspectives have questioned the consequences of his ...

US President Donald Trump has commemorated Columbus Day by praising the 15th-century explorer as "a hero" -- a stance that's ...

Last year, Trump called Columbus “the original American hero, a giant of Western civilization, and one of the most gallant ...

More than 530 years after Christopher Columbus led an expedition across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World, many Americans still see the navigator as a symbol of their country’s origins. Others see ...

Contrary to popular belief, Christopher Columbus never set foot on mainland North America. But hundreds and even thousands of ...

President Donald Trump declared an end to the "plunder" of statues of explorer Christopher Columbus in renewed comments opposing criticism of the historical figure.

When Christopher Columbus sailed westward from Spain in 1492, he did not expect to find paradise. He was looking for a shortcut to Asia, a new route for spices and gold. Instead, he stumbled onto ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Christopher Columbus, whose real name was Cristoforo Colombo, was born in 1451 in the Republic of Genoa, part of what is now ...

WASHINGTON — President Trump announced he’s resurrected Christopher Columbus from being canceled and blasted “radical left ...