Many have claimed to have "discovered" the America's first. From Christopher Columbus, to Leif Erikson, all the way to the ...

Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas in 1492 is often presented as a major discovery, but this view obscures a much older reality. Many populations had already set foot on these lands long ...

Somehow, the 15th-century Italian explorer still got his own national holiday. But more cities and states are scrapping Columbus Day to honor the people who were here first — and who suffered greatly ...