But in 2017, the tradition of honoring the famed Italian explorer may be sinking fast. A growing number of cities are abandoning ship and replacing Columbus Day — celebrated Monday — with ...

“Columbus Day is a relic of an outdated and oversimplified version of history,” the mayor wrote when announcing the decision last month. “This issue is a lot like the Confederate flag for ...

But the American origins of Columbus Day, a federal holiday established in 1937, show us that the modern celebration has less to do with Christopher Columbus and his voyages to the Caribbean and ...

Italian Americans and Columbus Day Parade goers Monday saucily waved off the claim that new DNA evidence shows the controversial explorer was a Sephardic Jew, likely from Spain.

This Week In History: On Oct. 13, 1992, American Indians lead a group of about 150 people at a Columbus Day protest at a replica of Christopher Columbus' ship the Santa Maria, which was docked in ...

Columbus Day is celebrated every year to honor Italian explorer Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492. Hence, on this day, kids must learn about the explorer and his ...

The American origins of Columbus Day have less to do with Christopher Columbus and his voyages to the Caribbean and more to do with the mistreatment of Catholic Americans.

Italian American and Indigenous groups show solidarity ahead of Columbus Day The debate over Christopher Columbus’ celebrated history has heated up in recent years, but organizers say this event ...

Columbus Day was first celebrated in the US in 1792 according to records, when the Tammany Society in New York and the Massachusetts Historical Society marked the 300th anniversary of Columbus ...