The seafarer peoples of the past who mastered the oceans were crucial in laying the foundations upon which civilizations were ...

Ancient Greek sailors, whose sails caught the winds of curiosity and ambition, were among the earliest to venture beyond ...

This was more than a hundred years before even the well-publicised voyage of Bartholomew Diaz! There are two incontrovertible notions that never change, the first is that “facts you cannot deny ...

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As the site where Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias first landed in 1488, Mossel Bay is steeped in maritime history. Visit the Dias Museum Complex, which includes a replica of Dias’ caravel ...

In 1488, Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias was the first to sail around the southern tip of Africa, and in 1498 his countryman Vasco da Gama repeated the experiment, making it as far as India.

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. The Vatican said Francis suffered a stroke which led to a coma and his heart to fail, as he recovered from a five-week hospitalization for double pneumonia.

Highest Honors: Salvatore J. Beltrami, Jackson K. Boyle, Dailys Castillo Hernandez, Alex M. Collevechio, Giano C. Corrado, Ty J. Cull, Yadiel De La Cruz, Sadie A ...

The pope later spoke from a Capitol balcony, greeting thousands with “buenos dias.” Love from beyond ... unity of churches Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, the leader ...

The pope later spoke from a Capitol balcony, greeting thousands with “buenos dias ... greater unity of churches Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, the leader of the ...