Notice that Dr. Tyson doesn’t say Columbus landing in America was the best thing to happen to humanity or the worst thing—he leaves that for you to decide—he says “most important”.

Today, Americans celebrate "Columbus Day" on the second Monday in October, to remember the landing of Columbus in the New World on October 12, 1492. In reality, he never set foot in North America.

Commemorating Christopher Columbus' landing in the Americas on Oct. 12, 1492, the office of Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei posted on social media on Saturday that the Italian ...

Christopher Columbus landing in America with the Piuzon Brothers bearing flags and crosses, 1492. Original Artwork: By D Puebla. Hulton Archive/Getty Images ...

Increasing pride in Italian heritage was shown by a massive Columbus Day celebration in New Haven on Oct. 11, 1892, on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the landing of Columbus.

On Columbus Day he will head out onto Fifth Avenue with pride in his Italian heritage and in his country, the good old U.S. of A. He will have Italy and America in his heart, but he will have ...

Columbus Day has been an official federal holiday since 1937 — and while it has long honored explorer Christopher Columbus landing in North America, some states and cities have renamed the ...

Commemorating Christopher Columbus' landing in the Americas on Oct. 12, 1492, the office of Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei posted on social media on Saturday that the Italian ...