Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy, to a humble family of wool weavers. He rose through skill and perseverance, not privilege. Against all odds, he convinced the Spanish crown to back his ...

Every October, the debate over Columbus Day versus Indigenous Peoples' Day resurfaces, framed as a choice between two ...

Columbus certainly opened up the Americas to European exploration colonies, Asian conquest, etc., but he never actually ...

Battles over Columbus Day aren’t really about Christopher Columbus at all — they’re about whether America should exist.

And like his fellow Italian explorers — Giovanni da Verrazzano, Amerigo Vespucci, Enrico Tonti and Giovanni Caboto — Cristoforo Colombo was part of a cultural continuum that spawned the Miracle at ...

Will mail run, banks open on Columbus Day? Federal holiday is Monday. Does Mississippi celebrate it or Indigenous Peoples Day ...

All United States Post Offices will be closed and mail will not be delivered Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. UPS and FedEx locations ...

While both Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day are celebrated on the same day, they are not both celebrated in every ...

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The Trump administration has taken a keen interest in how U.S. history is presented, targeting alleged "woke" policies and ...

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt designated Columbus Day, which was originally celebrated on Oct. 12, as a national ...

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.