Columbus Day became a federal holiday in 1937. For many, the holiday is a way of honoring the achievements of Christopher Columbus and celebrating Italian-American heritage, according the History ...

Monday was Columbus Day, a federal holiday that many, including myself, observe in honor of the achievements of Christopher Columbus. His story is the genesis of the American dream.

To discover that Christopher Columbus, long whispered to have Jewish heritage, had markers of Sephardic DNA is to me about as monumental as learning the Earth is round circa 1492. In other words ...

Columbus is widely credited with opening the door to European colonization, yet much of his biography is murky. Though tradition claims he hailed from Genoa, some experts have suggested Portuguese ...

The city of Columbus officially renamed the holiday in 2020, the same year it removed a statue of Christopher Columbus from its pedestal outside City Hall. The statue had stood there for 65 years.

It’s also true that, for all Columbus’ faults, his astonishing courage and achievements are a part of the “whole story” that Harris completely ignores.

The final resting place of Christopher Columbus at the Seville Cathedral. (CREDIT: CC BY-SA 4.0) Centuries after his death, Christopher Columbus continues to stir fascination and fierce debate.