When you purchase through links on our website , we may earn an affiliate delegacy . Here ’s how it works . A mankind of article of faith , Christopher Columbus used his strong personality to sway rulers and scholars to overlook the accepted theories about the size of it of the Earth to research out a new path to Asia . Although he was n’t thefirst European to incur the American continent(that distinction go to Viking Leif Ericson ) , his journeys open up the craft of good and ideas between the two nation ....

Sophia Eva Pietra Meloni (left) and Christopher Meloni.Photo:Christopher Meloni/InstagramChristopher Meloniis celebrating his daughter on her special day!On Saturday, theLaw & Orderstar’s eldest child, daughterSophia, turned 23. On Sunday he shared a throwback-filled Instagram post to commemorate the milestone.The actor, 62, kicked off the post with photos of a toddler-aged Sophia enjoying a banana at the table and another of her rocking a floppy sun hat at the beach around the same age....

01of 18Christopher Walken’s Life in PhotosAl Barry/Three Lions/GettyBorn Ronald ‘Ronnie’ Walken on March 31, 1943, in Queens, New York, the future Oscar-winning actor got his start as a child star in the 1950s. In celebration of his 80th birthday, we’re looking back at some of his most memorable roles and moments, from his award-winning turn as a Vietnam veteran inThe Deer Hunterto a billionaire Bond villain inA View to Kill....

Photo:courtesy gap courtesy gap Ciarais ready to shift from a summer of travel and making memories as her family heads back to their routine. The Grammy winner, 37, tells PEOPLE that she’s feeling “prepared” as her three kids — 3-year-old sonWin, daughterSienna Princess, 6, and sonFuture Zahir, 9 — head back to school, and husbandRussell Wilsonembarks on another NFL season. “I’ve already gotten my kids’ clothes shopping done, so I’m excited about that....

01of 10 Ciara Makes a Major Entrance Getty To complete her look, Ciara enlisted herlongtime pros, makeup artistYolonda Frederick-Thompsonand hairstylistCesar DeLeon Ramirezto create her jaw-dropping beauty look. Ahead the two share how this unforgettable moment came together. 02of 10 The Inspiration Gerson Lopes To complement the vibrant design, she says they “decided to keep this look super elegant [with a] sleek pony and wispy bangs and rich, reflective green (Seahawks!...

Coming up in her career,Cindy Crawfordwas branded as the all-American girl next door. She rebelled against this reputation when she decided to pose nude forPlayboymagazine in 1988 — a controversial choice that also ended up launching her to even greater heights of success. In 1988, she was asked to doPlayboyand, she says, “Everyone in my life at the time thought I shouldn’t doPlayboy. My modeling agency didn’t feel that that fit into the types of jobs I should be doing....

Photo:Steve Wood/Shutterstock Steve Wood/Shutterstock Cindy Crawfordis putting all her best swimsuit looks on display. The model, 57,shared an Instagram Reelwith her 7.7 million followers showing off several of her iconic swimsuit looks over the years just in time for the summer. In the video, Crawford shares several photos from her 1993 swimsuit calendar, including a shot of her in a white one-piece swimsuit with a heart in the middle with the U....

Chris Cuomo.Photo: Taylor Hill/FilmMagic CNN anchorChris Cuomosaid Tuesday he was grateful for “all the support” but really “should be better” after a viral video showed himangrily defending himself from a man who called him “Fredo”last weekend while Cuomo was out with his family. The 49-year-old, whose eponymous news show airs daily on CNN, addressed the incident ina Tuesday morning tweet, writing, in part: “[T]ruth is I should be better than the guys baiting me....

Photo: Courtesy Samira Jafari Richard Roth, CNN’s senior U.N. correspondent, is praising his “heroine” colleague for saving his life with a kidney transplant. In September, the veteran journalist wrote a letter to his coworkers sharing his need for a kidney after revealing the first “valiant” one he received from a deceased donor 25 years ago was “rapidly dying inside me,” CNNreports. Doctors learned that Roth and Jafari were a match and, this past weekend, she donated one of her kidneys in a successful surgery, according to the outlet....

Cody Ko and pregnant wife Kelsey.Photo:Cody Ko/Instagram Cody Ko/Instagram Cody Komay have been lacing up his running shoes this past weekend, but in a few months, he’ll be swapping city streets for his son’s nursery. “I mean, I’m just excited to get a sense of his personality, honestly,” Ko tells PEOPLE. “We were talking with some new friends that we made, and their kid is 10 months old or something like that....

Photo: Cole Sprouse/Instagram Riverdale? More like Riverbare! Cole Sprouseon Tuesday showed (almost) all on hisInstagramaccount, sharing a cheeky nude photo of himself that gave a peek at his bare butt. The selfie,posted to his main feed, was snapped with Sprouse’s behind appearing in a mirror reflection. “Good morning to my publicity team,” the 29-year-old actor joked in his caption. Many of his famous followers commented with laughing emoji, includingRiverdalecostarSkeet Ulrich, who plays the Sprouse’s character Jughead’s father on The CW series....

Jessica Sanders was 15 when she started experiencing constant sharp abdominal pain that made it uncomfortable to exercise or use the bathroom. The pain was so bad that she often had to sit out at soccer practice or go home early from school. Now, the 21-year-old San Diego State University student is opening up to PEOPLE about being diagnosed with ovarian cancer after years of doctors telling her she’s “fine,” sharing the importance of women advocating for themselves and their health....

Governor Jared Polis (left) marries First Gentleman Marlon Reis.Photo: Jocelyn Augustino The couple, who live in Boulder, were engaged in December and have two children, ages 7 and 9. “The greatest lesson we have learned over the past eighteen months is that life as we know it can change in an instant. We are thankful for the health and wellbeing of our family and friends, and the opportunity to celebrate our life together as a married couple” Polis and now-First Gentleman Reis said in a joint statement....