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 ...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a proclamation to again observe October 13 only as Columbus Day, in a reversal of former President Joe Biden's decision in 2021 to mark both Columbus Day and ...

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 ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

(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 ...