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Protesters dumped a Columbus statue in 2020. Trump installed a replica near the White House

The statue isn’t about preserving history – it’s about asserting the power to rewrite it

The Guardian - US

Trump just resurrected a monument toppled by a mob and the defiant warning he issued is tearing the country apart

President Donald Trump has placed a statue of the explorer Christopher Columbus near the White House, a move that’s definitely stirring up a lot of conversation. This isn’t just any statue; it’s a replica of one that was famously torn down and tossed into Baltimore’s Inner Harbor by protesters back…

The Mary Sue

‘Gallant and visionary man’: Trump resurrects hated historical figure even after protestors destroyed the original

Aren't the controversies he is already courting enough?

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White House erection of Christopher Columbus statue renews US debate over explorer's 'hero' status

Donald Trump has ordered a statue of Christopher Columbus to be installed in the White House, a replica of a monument toppled during protests over the killing of George Floyd, reopening the debate in the US over historical memory and the best way to mark the nation's 250th independence anniversary.

Euronews

Trump news at a glance: president touts ‘strong talks’ with Iran that Iran says have not happened

Trump teased a deal could soon be reached to end his war on Iran, which Tehran denied – key US politics stories from Monday 23 March at a glance

The Guardian - US

Trump erects statue of Christopher Columbus in White House grounds

Monument made from shattered pieces of original statue tossed into Baltimore’s inner harbor by protesters in 2020

The Guardian - US

Trump Installs Columbus Statue at White House and Hails Him a 'Hero' Despite Pushback from Indigenous Groups

President Trump installs a Columbus statue at the White House, with officials saying he sees the 15th-century explorer as a 'hero' and a figure worth celebrating.

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The Independent UK

Trump installs Christopher Columbus statue on White House grounds

The figure is a replica of one that was destroyed by protestors in 2020

The Independent UK

Trump sails into a Columbus controversy

The Times of India

Trump’s latest White House remake? Adding a Christopher Columbus statue to the grounds

The figure will be a restoration of a Columbus statue that was destroyed by protestors in 2020

The Independent UK

Vikings reached America 1,000 years before Christopher Columbus; scientists confirm

Studies have reaffirmed a centuries-old theory, argued by many historians over time: there was, in fact, a Viking presence in America in the year 1021 AD. Scientific researchers, analysing historical reports from tree fossils at an archaeological site in Canada’s Newfoundland, have revealed that the Vikings arrived in the New…

The Times of India

5,500-year-old human skeleton discovered in Colombia holds the oldest evidence yet that syphilis came from the Americas

An ancient DNA analysis of a 5,500-year-old human skeleton reveals that an ancestor of the bacterium that causes syphilis was present in the Americas at least 3,000 years earlier than previously thought.

LiveScience

51 Facts People Shared That’ll Leave You Saying “Wait, Seriously?”

Did you know that Victorian era painters ground up mummies to make paint? “Mummy brown” wasn’t just a euphemism. If this piqued your interest, read on, as we’ve gathered some of the most interesting posts people made in response to one netizen asking forks to share “a crazy fact that…

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At a pumpkin festival near Berlin, powerful women take shape — one gourd at a time

The Klaistow farm near Berlin is celebrating autumn with its massive pumpkin festival

The Independent UK

Climate activists throw red paint over 133-year-old Christopher Columbus painting in Madrid

This is the moment two climate activists throw red paint over a 133-year-old painting of Christopher Columbus in Madrid.

Euronews

Spanish 19th century Columbus painting defaced by activists will require a 'second reconstruction'

The work Primer homenaje a Cristóbal Colón (First Homage to Christopher Columbus) in the Naval Museum in Madrid will need further restoration after two activists threw red paint at it last Sunday in protest against Spain's Columbus Day national celebrations.

The Independent UK

Some Indigenous Peoples Day events strike conciliatory tone amid Trump's focus on Columbus

From Seattle to Baltimore, people in the United States are recognizing Monday as Indigenous Peoples Day

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'America's original hero': Trump sparks anger by making Columbus Day an Italian-American celebration

The US president has reinstated Columbus Day as a national holiday to honour the explorer's legacy but the move has also reignited the debate about the origins of Columbus and the importance of Indigenous Peoples' Day.

International Business Times UK

Everything You Need to Know About Columbus Day vs Indigenous Peoples Day — And Why It Still Divides America

Discover why America celebrates both Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day on the same date, how the holidays began, and what's open or closed this year.

LiveScience

What if Christopher Columbus had never reached the Americas?

How would history have unfolded if Christopher Columbus had never reached the New World?

The Independent UK

A sacred lake, a Columbus statue, and an Indigenous people's long struggle for land

Before white settlers came to Onondaga Lake and the city of Syracuse grew along its shore, it was a sacred place for the Onondaga Nation

LiveScience

Who discovered America?

Christopher Columbus was far from the first person, and not even the first European, to reach the Americas.

Evening Standard

Celia Imrie says Thursday Murder Club cast would return for a sequel

The film is based on the series of books by TV presenter Richard Osman.

Clever Dude

10 ‘Facts’ You Learned in School That Turned Out to Be Totally Wrong

Remember those things you learned in school that felt like absolute truth? Turns out, some of them were just flat-out wrong. From “truths” about history to outdated science lessons, many of us were taught things that didn’t hold up over time. Whether it was oversimplified, misinterpreted, or later debunked, these…

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