This year marks the 525th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's first Transatlantic expedition, a voyage that the Italian explorer expected would take him to Asia. Instead, his crew sighted land in ...

Monday, Oct. 13, is when two holidays fall this year — Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day. Most public schools will be closed Monday in honor of the holidays, so here's what Hoosiers should know ...

Trump reinstated October 13 as Columbus Day, reversing Biden’s dual observance. He said efforts to discredit Columbus were attacks on American heritage. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a ...

Today our Nation honors the legendary Christopher Columbus — the original American hero, a giant of Western civilization, and one of the most gallant and visionary men to ever walk the face of the ...

Columbus Day, also known as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, is a federal holiday observed in October. Federal offices, banks, and the USPS will be closed, though some private delivery services will operate.

Banks, schools and federal offices will be closed on Columbus Day. Post offices will also be closed, and no mail aside from Priority Mail will be delivered. Some Ohio cities will have normal trash ...

A new DNA study on the 500-year-old remains of Christopher Columbus has found that the controversial explorer was actually a Sephardic Jew from western Europe. Spanish researchers announced their ...

(RNS) — Was he, or wasn’t he? The question says more about American Jews than about the great explorer himself. (RNS) — Just in time for Columbus Day, reports emerged on Monday (Oct. 14) that DNA ...

Columbus Day, also called Indigenous Peoples Day, may be a federal holiday, but it's also one of the nation's most inconsistently celebrated days, according to Pew Research. Even though the event, ...

Christopher Columbus was likely Jewish, Spanish researchers have announced in a splashy new documentary aired on Spain’s national broadcaster on Saturday. According to the documentary, the researchers ...

The second week in October brings about a potentially debatable holiday, but why the controversy? Columbus Day is a holiday with a long history, but in the past 50 years, debate has developed about ...

The second Monday of October marks Indigenous Peoples Day and Columbus Day in the United States. In 2022, President Joe Biden issued a proclamation on Indigenous Peoples Day, but Columbus Day is still ...