The Latest Breaking News from Christopher Columbus

Virginia education agency proposes new history standards in public schools

The Virginia Department of Education proposed new standards on November 11, 2022, that aim to provide guidance to the state’s public schools on the Glenn Youngkin administration’s (R) preferred approaches to teaching Virginia and U.S. history. 

Ballotpedia · Dec 5, 2022

Researchers in Galicia open 15th-century tomb to test Columbus link theory

Explorer is generally believed to have been born in Italy in 1451 but some argue he was in fact born in Spain

The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2022

When is the next US federal holiday in 2022?

The list of US federal holidays is made up of 11 days of significance that Americans recognise and celebrate

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2022

Turn up the heat — chili peppers linked to health benefits

Color is important in choosing the most flavorful dried chili peppers.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 13, 2022

Tell the full story about Abe Lincoln and the execution of 38 Dakota men

The military commission in charge of the matter, looking to crush the Sioux, sentenced 303 men to death. Lincoln spared 265 of them.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 12, 2022

Kimmel on Columbus: ‘like if Trump had been born in the 1400s’

Late-night hosts discuss Christopher Columbus and Donald Trump admitting he knew it was illegal to take documents to Mar-a-Lago

The Guardian - US · Oct 11, 2022

Abraham Lincoln statue in Lincoln Park vandalized

Anonymous group seeking to draw attention to Indigenous Peoples’ Day claims credit for pouring paint on the ‘Standing Lincoln,’ calling the 16th president ‘a colonizer.’

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 11, 2022

Columbus Day parade marks 70th year on march through Chicago

The parade returns to its pre-pandemic size and welcomes Italian-American and other cultural groups in a celebration of the immigrant experience in the Americas.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 10, 2022

Columbus Day arrives, and still no Columbus statues

In August, the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans demanded that Columbus statues be returned to Grant and Arrigo parks by Columbus Day and protected at city expense. It didn’t happen, but the two sides are talking.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 10, 2022

Box covering Columbus statue sports colors of Italian flag

A statue of Christopher Columbus in Philadelphia remains hidden by a plywood box while its fate is decided in the courts, but the box has now been painted with the colors of the Italian flag

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022