Who named America? Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci inspired the name via a 1507 map by Martin Waldseemüller. Learn who was ...

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 ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The pride of the Italian Navy — Amerigo Vespucci — is in Honolulu through Sunday and open for the public to visit. The training vessel was welcomed this morning by Honolulu ...

HONOLULU--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Amerigo Vespucci, the historic sailing ship and training vessel of the Italian Navy, will arrive in Honolulu on July 25, the 21st stage of its World Tour, following an ...

Italian Navy's training ship Amerigo Vespucci docked Thursday in Montevideo and will welcome visitors Friday, it was reported from the Uruguayan capital. The iconic vessel, built in 1931, is making ...

__1454: __ Amerigo Vespucci is born in Florence, Italy. He'll give his name to two continents. Vespucci, the son of a notary, went to work for the Medici banking house. They dispatched him as an agent ...

(ANSA) - ABU DHABI, DEC 31 - (by correspondent Domenico Palesse) The Amerigo Vespucci greets the New Year from the port of Abu Dhabi, where Villaggio Italia closed today, the traveling expo on Italian ...

From 17 to 22 December the Amerigo Vespucci will stop at "Old Doha Port", together with the Villaggio Italia, the mini "expo" dedicated to Italian excellence The Amerigo Vespucci, historic sailing ...

The Amerigo Vespucci, the famous sailing ship of the Italian Navy launched in 1931 at the shipyards of Castellammare di Stabia, renews its historic bond with Naples, where it will dock from May 13 to ...