Christopher Columbus was Sephardic Jew, study suggests
Spanish scientists said on Saturday (Oct 12) that 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus wasn’t Italian but a Sephardic ...
Origin of Columbus Day: Here's Why Americans Really Started Celebrating the Holiday
In 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt made Columbus Day a federal holiday at the urging of prominent Italian American ...
Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, study finds
The 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, Spanish scientists said on Saturday, ...
Christopher Columbus was secretly Jewish, new DNA study reveals
A new DNA study on the 500-year-old remains of Christopher Columbus has found that the controversial explorer was actually a ...
Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples' Day? Why the controversy and which is a federal holiday
Columbus Day is a holiday with a long history, but in the past 50 years, debate has developed about the day because of the ...
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Highlighting Indigenous voices across NPR’s network
NPR is celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day by acknowledging Indigenous people's accomplishments and delving into their ...