A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Lincoln -- the highlight of a fascinating catalog -- sold at a Sotheby’s auction for $12 million.

Filipe Luis saw both sides of Friday’s game in his playing career, and he’s been on both ends of the larger battle being waged. The Flamengo manager, who turns 40 in August, spent ...

In just his first voyage with Endeavor, he charted the coastline of eastern Australia, and circumnavigated both New Zealand ...

Waymouth was tasked with the ambitious mission of discovering a shorter northern passage to Ming China — one that would offer ...

The Portuguese were seafarer people, and Vasco da Gama was the first explorer who circumvented Africa and reach Japan, establishing colonies in India. Portrait by Antonio Manuel da Fonseca Credit: ...

The discovery of Brazil was an episode in the creation of a Portuguese commercial empire which in less than a hundred years extended to four continents. The Portuguese established West African coastal ...

Providing a truly original perspective on the age of discovery, this fascinating history of shipwrecks in the 15 April 2025 and 16th centuries comprehensively sinks the traditional narrative of ...

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Vasco da Gama vs Santos in the Serie A ...

A small Portuguese fleet of three vessels captained by Vasco da Gama arrived in Kerala in May 1498 having sailed around the Cape of Good Hope. The voyage consolidated a process of Portuguese expansion ...

KOCHI: At St Francis Church in Fort Kochi, history seems to have been dead, buried and forgotten. There is just a nondescript blue board at the church that reads, "Remembering Vasco da Gama ...

A sunken ship may hold the secret to Vasco da Gama's last voyage more than five centuries ago. The wreckage, discovered off the coast of Kenya in 2013, has been identified as a Portuguese vessel ...

The discovery of one of Vasco da Gama’s ship off the coast of Malindi is one of the most fascinating stories in recent past. However, what was contained in the shipwreck has not been made public yet, ...