On April 17, 500 years ago, Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano sailed into New York Bay, describing the land and his encounters with its native inhabitants. The Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge in ...

On Jan. 17, 1524, Verrazzano began his crossing of the Atlantic in the caravel La Dauphine accompanied by younger brother Girolamo, a map maker, and a crew of 50 men. He made landfall at or near ...

When Giovanni da Verrazzano returned from his famous 16th-century voyage exploring North America, the king of France rebuked him for lack of gender inclusivity aboard La Dauphine. When William Clar… ...

On November 21, 1964, the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge was opened to the public for the first time. The suspension bridge that connects Brooklyn and Staten Island was named after Giovanni da ...

IN 1524, Giovanni da Verrazzano became the first European to enter New York Harbor. ... The other, in Maryland, connecting Assateague Island with the mainland, is misspelled a la New York.