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5 days ago · Christopher Columbus (born between August 26 and October 31?, 1451, Genoa [Italy]—died May 20, 1506, Valladolid, Spain) was a master navigator and admiral whose four transatlantic voyages (1492–93, 1493–96, 1498–1500, and 1502–04) opened the way for European exploration, exploitation, and colonization of the Americas.
- Bartholomew Columbus
Bartholomew Columbus was an Italian explorer, brother of...
- Leif Erikson
Leif Erikson (flourished 11th century) was a Norse explorer...
- Principal Evidence of Travels
Christopher Columbus - Voyages, Discoveries, Legacy: There...
- Legacy
Christopher Columbus - Explorer, Voyages, Discoveries: The...
- The Fourth Voyage and Final Years
Christopher Columbus - Exploration, Caribbean, Legacy: The...
- Genoa
The unification of Italy in 1861 further broadened the scope...
- Diego Columbus
Diego Columbus was the eldest son of Christopher Columbus...
- Bartolomeu Dias
Bartolomeu Dias, Portuguese navigator and explorer who led...
- Geography & Travel
Home Geography & Travel. Planet Earth contains some...
- Bartholomew Columbus
1 day ago · North America’s only land connection is to South America at the narrow Isthmus of Panama. Denali (Mount McKinley) in Alaska, rising 20,310 feet (6,190 metres) above sea level, is the continent’s highest point, and Death Valley in California, at 282 feet (86 metres) below sea level, is its lowest. North America’s coastline of some 37,000 ...
2 days ago · The American Revolution (1775–83) was an insurrection carried out by 13 of Great Britain’s North American colonies, which won political independence and went on to form the United States of America. The war followed more than a decade of growing estrangement between the British crown and many North American colonists.
- What was the American Revolution?The American Revolution—also called the U.S. War of Independence—was the insurrection fought between 1775 and 1783 through which 13 of Great Britai...
- How did the American Revolution begin?On the ground, fighting in the American Revolution began with the skirmishes between British regulars and American provincials on April 19, 1775, f...
- What were the major causes of the American Revolution?The American Revolution was principally caused by colonial opposition to British attempts to impose greater control over the colonies and to make t...
- Which countries fought on the side of the colonies during the American Revolution?Until early in 1778, the American Revolution was a civil war within the British Empire, but it became an international war as France (in 1778) and...
- How was the American Revolution a civil war?In the early stages of the rebellion by the American colonists, most of them still saw themselves as English subjects who were being denied their r...
2 days ago · Spain, country located in extreme southwestern Europe. It occupies about 85 percent of the Iberian Peninsula, which it shares with its smaller neighbor Portugal. Spain is a storied country of stone castles, snowcapped mountains, vast monuments, and sophisticated cities.
2 days ago · Hear Encyclopaedia Britannica editor Michael Ray talk about the hierarchy of the German chain of command in western Europe as it stood on June 6, 1944, using an infographic.
5 days ago · Nazism, totalitarian movement led by Adolf Hitler as head of the Nazi Party in Germany, characterized by intense nationalism, mass appeal, dictatorial rule, and a vision of annihilation of all enemies of the Aryan Volk as the one and only goal of Nazi policy.
