A replica of the Nao Santa Maria, one of Christopher Columbus's ships, is set to dock in Poole. The tall ship will be moored ...

From Columbus's first voyage in 1492 to the rise of European settlements by 1592, this video traces the early colonization of the Americas. Learn how exploration, conquest, and conflict shaped the ...

The two victims, identified as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim by the Israeli embassy, were walking out of an event ...

How would people react to news of First Contact? An author who specializes in plausible science-fiction novels speculates ...

The prize is announced as Belgian’s Valéry Carnoy’s ‘Wild Foxes,’ takes the SACD Prize, his second award at Directors’ ...

June 18 segment of 'All Access with Andy Garcia' showcases the Paso Fino breed's history, unique charm and versatility.

But the superseding reason for Columbus voyage was because the over-land Silk Road from China to Europe that crisscrossed the Middle East ceased to exist with the conquest of Constantinople (Istanbul) ...

On December 25, 1492, the Santa María ran aground off the coast of present-day Haiti. Unable to salvage the ship, Columbus ordered it dismantled, and its timbers were used to construct a fort named La ...