Columbus: Blundering into Immortality
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.
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.
Jesse Larner | Posted 10.13.2009 | World
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.
Posted 10.13.2009 | New York
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...
Azam Nizamuddin | Posted 10.22.2009 | Books
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.
Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics
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.
Wall Street Journal | CONOR DOUGHERTY and SUDEEP REDDY | Posted 11.22.2009 | Home
The tradition of honoring Christopher Columbus for sailing the ocean blue in 1492 is facing rougher seas than the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria....
Michael Kaplan | Posted 10.14.2009 | World