1450-c. 1486 Portuguese navigator and explorer who was the first European to reach the Congo River. In his quest to discover a sea route around Africa to India, King João of Portugal commissioned Diogo Cão to explore the region. Cão left...

The voyage of Diogo Cão (1450-1487) up the Congo River established the Portuguese as a major power in West Africa, and especially in the Congo. As a result of this journey, political and economic alliances would be created that would change the...

Diogo Cão (in old Portuguese Cam) (pronounced [diˈoɣuˈkɐ̃ũ]) was a Portuguese explorer and one of the most remarkable navigators of the epic poem of the discoveries, who made two voyages sailing along the west coast of Africa in the 1480s. He was...

Businesses which ship on a cash on delivery (COD) basis especially to customers who are not creditworthy are forewarned to make sure that the customer assumes full liability for bad checks or counterfeit bills. Some of these customers define COD as collect on delivery...

There was a time when every perfume, hair, and skin-care product was mixed or formulated by a resident pharmacist at the local apothecary. Those days are long gone, with few exceptions including the original C.O. Bigelow Apothecary in New York City, which still has...