In the U.S., the second Monday of every October is Columbus Day, a federal holiday so named for explorer Christopher Columbus "discovering" America. But since 1977, many Americans have opted to ...

Yes, there will always be a Columbus Day in spite of the radical movement to downplay the courageous voyage of Christopher Columbus, who sailed the ocean blue in 1492 to become the discoverer of ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) - Columbus Day is in honor of the day Christopher Columbus landed in the Bahamas in 1492, but some people question the holiday's origins. NFL confirms huge change in ...

There are no less than 60 cities, towns, and counties named after Christopher ... October 12 th Columbus Day in the United States, inviting all Americans to observe its significance “with ...

Astoria: The efforts of a few politicians and individuals to remove the significance of Christopher Columbus and eliminate his importance in history is appalling and disturbing. These people are ...

On 12 October, 1492, Christopher Columbus and crew members of his flagship La Santa María waded ashore on San Salvador Island in the Bahamas. For Columbus, a Genoese seafarer and navigator ...

Christopher Columbus was a murderer of Indigenous people ... we’re also going to take time to assess the historic meaning of this action,” Mayor Marty Walsh said, according to WBZ.

The clash between Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day arises from differing perspectives on the historical significance of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas and the treatment of ...

Christie’s decided that the letter’s allure was its historical significance ... hold of one of the original copies of a letter Christopher Columbus wrote in 1493, announcing his impressions ...

(JTA) — Christopher Columbus was likely Jewish ... who study Columbus say the purported findings are of only limited significance, even if true: DNA evidence would show only Jewish heritage ...