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 ...

What would happen if Lewis Carroll’s quaint little Alice popped out of the rabbit hole and into JFK airport? Got it? Okay, now switch Alice to Amerigo Vespucci. A refresher for those who aren’t ...

(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 26 - (from our correspondent Domenico Palesse). Tradition and innovation, but also, and above all, research. On its world tour, the Amerigo Vespucci also becomes a gigantic mobile ...

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 ...

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, ...

(ANSA) - SINGAPORE, OCT 23 - (by correspondent Domenico Palesse) Over two thousand miles, crossing the Southern seas, like in a novel by Salgari. From Australia to Singapore with the sea so calm that ...

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 ...

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 ...