the United States celebrates Columbus Day, marking Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas in 1492. The Italian explorer has traditionally been lauded in school classrooms as the "discoverer ...

It is Monday, Oct. 14, and is a federal holiday. The day was originally recognized to mark Columbus' arrival in America back ...

Columbus Day marks Italian explorer Christopher Columbus' landing in the New World on October 12, 1492. The holiday is celebrated on the second Monday of every October, and this year it is October 9.

Signs calling for the abolition of Columbus Day formed the backdrop for a protest in front of city hall in Flagstaff, Arizona. AP Photo/Arizona Daily Sun, Jake Bacon “In 1492, Columbus sailed ...