In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” I remember the poem from my school days, when we were taught the Italian explorer, ...

Christopher ... August 1492, Columbus’s expedition set sail with three ships: the Niña, Pinta, and Santa María. After more than two months of sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, the fleet ...

In 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail on one of the most consequential expeditions in history. He and his crew spent more ...

A potent rhyme scheme can go a long, memorable way, and this particular bit of verse has helped schoolchildren when it comes to Christopher Columbus: “In fourteen hundred ninety-two Columbus sailed ...