When European explorers first began sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, they were searching for new routes to China and the East, but what they found was more than they imagined: the New World. Some of ...

Throughout history, explorers have pushed the boundaries of the known world, chasing maps into the blank spaces and daring to go where no one else had. Whether they were crossing oceans, scaling ...

Adm. Richard E. Byrd was once known around the world for his expeditions to Antarctica. His son was determined to preserve his legacy. At the peak of his fame in the 1930s, Adm. Richard E. Byrd was ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - The history of African Americans in southern Arizona begins as far back as the 1500s. This Black History Month, we are going back in time to learn about the first non-Native ...

Who is the history’s greatest explorer? Marco Polo, Magellan, da Gamma and Cook are the main contenders, along—of course—with Christopher Columbus, whose star has fallen over the last few decades.