As autumn sets in, the United States prepares to mark one of its most debated national observances. The second Monday of October, officially designated as Columbus Day, has increasingly become a point ...

Two Holidays, One Question: Who Do We Choose to Honor? On a cool October morning, the town hall’s banners read “Columbus Day Parade & Celebration.” Across the square, however, a small group gathers ...

Most people have Halloween on their minds during October, but there are two holidays — Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day — that happen first, and both on the same date. Columbus Day has been a ...

Columbus Day commemorates the voyage and landing of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus in the Americas on Oct. 12, 1492. For the 400th anniversary of Columbus's voyage in 1892, President Benjamin ...

President Donald Trump renewed the focus of Columbus Day to be celebrated on the second Monday of October, reclaiming the explorer’s “extraordinary legacy of faith, courage, perseverance, and virtue,” ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day are being observed Monday, Oct. 13, meaning some places will be closed or have modified hours. The two holidays -- although seen as ...

Nice to see President Trump burnishing the legacy of “the original American hero,” Christopher Columbus, by restoring the explorer’s name to the federal holiday first celebrated in 1892. The nod to ...

Are you off on Monday? If so, it’s likely for Columbus Day — or, perhaps, Indigenous Peoples Day. Monday, Oct. 13, marks both holidays, which fall on the second Monday in October each year. While ...

A group called The Resilient Indigenous Action Collective called for the removal of the Christopher Columbus statue in Columbus Square in Syracuse. New York State recognizes Columbus Day as a paid ...

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 ...

Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images President Trump has signed a proclamation declaring Monday to be Columbus Day, in an effort to “reclaim” what he called the famed explorer’s “extraordinary legacy of ...

Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day are coming up soon. Some state and cities celebrate both holidays. is Mississippi one of them? President Donald Trump has said repeatedly that Columbus is ...