From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Jacki Lyden. Five hundred years ago, a German cartographer gave a name to the newly discovered landmass blocking Europe's western passage to Asia. He ...

A promise had been made about a column regarding Amerigo Vespucci, businessman, explorer, cartographer, plus, namesake for our nation but life changes in an instant. One day you are a cop delivering ...

Launched in 1931, the Amerigo Vespucci tall (sailing) ship of the Italian Navy is midway through an historic, 20-month world tour — an incredible voyage to visit 36 ports in 31 countries on five ...

As Columbus Day approaches two Mondays from now, I wonder how many people know who Christopher Columbus really was. Growing up in Washington, D.C., and then being a Peace Corps volunteer in Colombia, ...

This photo taken on April 28, 2025 shows the Italian Navy training ship Amerigo Vespucci in Valletta, Malta. The Italian Navy training ship Amerigo Vespucci, named after the famous explorer Amerigo ...

(ANSA) - ABU DHABI, DEC 28 - (by correspondent Domenico Palesse) A 2025 of "hope" and "peace", in the name of "respect" as ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian navy vessel often referred to as "the most beautiful ship in the world," is stationed at the Port of Los Angeles through July 8. At nearly 100 ...

The “most beautiful ship in the world” has arrived in Los Angeles. The Italian Navy’s Amerigo Vespucci made its way past the breakwater and Angels Gate Lighthouse, and docked at the Port of Los ...