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This week's 'blood moon' eclipse mirrors one Christopher Columbus used to scare indigenous people in 1504

On March 13-14, 2025, skywatchers in the Americas will witness a total lunar eclipse that mirrors one Christopher Columbus is said to have used to his advantage over five centuries ago.

Space

7 fascinating facts about lunar eclipses

From fiery 'blood moons' to ancient legends, discover the surprising science and history behind lunar eclipses.

Space

New DNA Evidence Suggests The Builders Of Stonehenge Were Dark-Skinned—Not What You'd Expect!

A new genetic study suggests that the builders of Stonehenge, constructed around 5,000 years ago, likely had dark skin, eyes, and hair.

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What do countries call themselves? The stories behind their original names

Around half of the world’s countries have native or local names that differ from their English versions.

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TV tonight: James May’s new series takes him on an eye-opening voyage

The host embarks on a mission to discover the truth about history’s most famous explorers. Plus: the finale of cracking comedy Far North. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

James May: Series about historical myths important amid rise of misinformation

May explores the stories of Christopher Columbus, Sir Walter Raleigh, and Captain James Cook in a new Channel 5 series.

Evening Standard

'Home Alone' director Christopher Columbus reveals how McCallister family afforded their huge house

Christopher Columbus has revealed how the 'Home Alone' McCallister family afforded their huge Chicago mansion.

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Syphilis originated in the Americas, ancient DNA shows, but European colonialism spread it widely

Paleogenomics has finally solved a question that has puzzled researchers for decades: Where did syphilis come from?

LiveScience

What is the science behind the Christopher Columbus origins discovery?

A Spanish documentary has made history-changing claims, but the science behind its conclusions remains unclear.

Al Jazeera

Debates about Columbus’ Spanish Jewish ancestry are not new − the claim was once a bid for social acceptance

In connection to Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day, media from the BBC and Fox to Reuters and Haaretz reported on new DNA evidence about the holiday’s original namesake. According to research revealed in a recent Spanish documentary, Christopher Columbus was not Italian, as widely assumed, but Sephardic: of Spanish…

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Why didn't the Vikings colonize North America?

The Vikings landed in what is now Newfoundland, Canada around the year A.D. 1000. So why didn't they colonize the region like other Europeans did centuries later?

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New York’s largest Catholic university removes Columbus Day from school calendar

St John’s joins Manhattan University, Seton Hall University, and Niagra University in the move to eliminate Columbus Day from the official school calendar

The Independent UK

DNA Confirms Christopher Columbus Was A 'Sephardic Jew' Hiding His Ethnicity—Here's Why

The recent documentary by RTVE exposes findings that contradict long-held beliefs about Christopher Columbus. The documentary was released on Spain's National Day.

International Business Times UK

Scientists finally solve centuries-old Christopher Columbus mystery

To solve the mystery researchers conducted a 22-year investigation

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What's open and what's closed on Columbus Day 2024?

It’s a bank holiday, but you should be in decent shape for other errands.

The Independent UK

Christopher Columbus was secretly Jewish, new DNA study reveals

The 15th-century explorer was a Sephardic Jew from western Europe, Spanish DNA experts reveal

The Guardian - UK

Christopher Columbus may have been Spanish and Jewish, documentary says

Claim raises idea explorer was from community expelled by his Spanish patrons, but experts view it with caution

The Guardian - UK

DNA study confirms Christopher Columbus’s remains are entombed in Seville

Scientists have ‘definitively’ proved identity of remains – with navigator’s precise origins to be revealed

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Columbus who? Decolonizing the calendar in Latin America

This is the season of patriotism in Latin America as many countries commemorate their independence from colonial powers. From July to September, public plazas in countries from Mexico to Honduras and Chile fill with crowds dressed and painted in national colors, parades feature participants costumed as independence heroes, fireworks fill…

The Independent UK

Protester sprayed ‘Hamas is comin’ at a pro-Gaza rally. He was turned in by a gym buddy

Zaid Mohammad Mahdawi, 26, was taken into custody on Friday

LiveScience

Medieval walrus ivory may reveal trade between Norse and Indigenous Americans hundreds of years before Columbus, study finds

The Thule Inuit people and Norse both hunted walrus in the High Arctic in the 13th century, according to a new study.

The Conversation

Accept our king, our god − or else: The senseless ‘requirement’ Spanish colonizers used to justify their bloodshed in the Americas

Across the United States, the second Monday of October is increasingly becoming known as Indigenous Peoples Day. In the push to rename Columbus Day, Christopher Columbus himself has become a metaphor for the evils of early colonial empires, and rightly so.

The Independent UK

John Leguizamo reaches back in time to reclaim Latin American history for a PBS documentary series

If you think Latin American history starts with Christopher Columbus, John Leguizamo would like to have a word

The Independent UK

Trinidad and Tobago reckons with colonialism in a debate on statues, signs and monuments of its past

The twin-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago is debating whether it should remove statues, signs and monuments with colonial ties and how those spaces should be used instead

The Guardian - UK

Historian hails Trinidad plan to remove Columbus ships from coat of arms

PM’s proposal to replace ships with steelpan wins applause from his party but some in capital voice opposing views

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