Earlier this year I visited Huelva, Spain, which is very close to the border with Portugal. It is where Christopher Columbus launched the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria on his journey to America. There ...

Battles over Columbus Day aren't really about Christopher Columbus at all -- they're about whether America should exist. "Columbus's journey carried thousands of years of wisdom, philosophy, reason, ...

Across the United States, many celebrate Columbus Day, a controversial federal holiday observed every year on the second Monday in October. It was named after Christopher Columbus, the man credited ...

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 ...

The second Monday in October is a federal holiday known as Columbus Day, but some now observe it as Indigenous Peoples Day instead. Christopher Columbus is a controversial figure, criticized for ...

Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day both fall on the same day, but when are the holidays, and who celebrates them? Columbus Day, a federal holiday, is celebrated across the country with parades ...

This year's celebration of Columbus Day falls on Monday, Oct. 13. Columbus Day is a holiday for both federal and New Jersey government workers, marked with the closings of offices deemed nonessential.

As October continues, Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day are just around the corner. With both holidays celebrated on the same day, you may be wondering what the holidays stand for, as well as ...

Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Thursday, October 9, marking Columbus Day 2025, praising Christopher Columbus as “a true American hero” and condemning what he described as efforts by “left-wing ...