Christopher Columbus

Columbus: Blundering into Immortality

Michael Kaplan | Posted 10.14.2009 | World

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Michael Kaplan

It is as well that Christopher Columbus was so sure of himself, because he was in many respects staggeringly incompetent. The very basis of his journey to the New World was a miscalculation.

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Some Thoughts on Columbus Day

Jesse Larner | Posted 10.13.2009 | World

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Jesse Larner

But my students could not get their minds around the idea that Columbus could be a slaver, an imperialist, a violent missionary, a bad man -- and also be a great explorer.

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Columbus Day Parade: Photos From New York

Posted 10.13.2009 | New York

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More than 35,000 marchers turned out for New York's 65th Annual Columbus Day Parade today. The parade is the world's largest and featured such lumi...

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Dispelling the Myths Behind Columbus

Azam Nizamuddin | Posted 10.22.2009 | Books

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Azam Nizamuddin

Given that we reside in one of the most literate societies in history, it is our task to expose all myths for what they are, whether they relate to Christopher Columbus or to the origins of a sitting U.S. President.

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Of Columbus Day and Crosses

Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

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Kenneth C. Davis

The litany of sectarian killings that has been such a grotesque piece of America's "hidden history" is the reason that some of the Framers thought the First Amendment was so necessary.

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It's Columbus Day! Does Anyone Care?

Wall Street Journal | CONOR DOUGHERTY and SUDEEP REDDY | Posted 11.22.2009 | Home

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The tradition of honoring Christopher Columbus for sailing the ocean blue in 1492 is facing rougher seas than the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria....

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