A new DNA study on the 500-year-old remains of Christopher Columbus has found that the controversial explorer was actually a Sephardic Jew from western Europe. Spanish researchers announced their ...

Even if you were to overlook the not-so-minor fact that millions of people were already living in the Americas in 1492, the fact is that Columbus never set foot on the shores of North America. In fact ...

Being one of the most famous and influential figures in human history, it should come as no surprise that many cultures and nationalities have claimed Christopher Columbus—whose origins have long been ...

Just in time for the long weekend. Genetic testing has finally confirmed the official resting place of Christopher Columbus, ...

Scientists have solved the 500-year-old mystery surrounding Christopher Columbus' final resting place. The team spent 20 ...

‘The Inspiration of Christopher Columbus’ by Jose Maria Obregon, 1856. According to Miguel Lorente Acosta, a professor of forensic medicine at the University of Granada in Spain, Christopher Columbus ...

A new poll has found that most Americans are skeptical of what they were taught in schools about Christopher Columbus. The survey, conducted by YouGov and released on October 12, two days before the ...

Columbus' most controversial — and well-known — statue may soon come out of storage. The Christopher Columbus statue removed from outside city hall amid the summer 2020 racial justice protests, may be ...

A commemorative monument memorializing Italian Explorer Christopher Columbus and his late 15th-century voyage to the Americas was vandalized with red spray paint that said: “Genocider” and “Death to ...

Pittsburgh officials are allowing a controversial statue of Christopher Columbus to remain mostly uncovered as a lawsuit over the monument’s future stretches into its fifth year. The controversial ...

Above: See NBC4’s original coverage of the Christopher Columbus statue being removed near city hall. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A piece of legislation put on the Columbus City Council’s desk Monday ...