The first encounter between Aztec emperor Montezuma and conquistador Hernando Cortés took place on Nov. 8, 1519 -- the latter ...

Since 1937, the U.S. has observed the holiday on the second Monday of the month, commemorating the explorer’s 1492 arrival in ...

Jean-Luc Pierite, President of the North American Indian Center of Boston, shared that the bill advocating for a statewide ...

Springfield Sons and Daughters of Italy holding ceremony to honor the explorer Christopher Columbus on Columbus Day.

In 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt made Columbus Day a federal holiday at the urging of prominent Italian American ...

This week, the Supreme Court will observe another federally recognized Monday in October, namely Columbus Day, ...

Originally created with the intent of serving as the Buckeye State's new capital, the origin of the city's name might not be what you think.

President Joe Biden issued a proclamation to recognize Oct. 14 as Columbus Day in honor of Christopher Columbus, the ...

Spanish scientists believe he was born into a Sephardic Jewish family from Western Europe and converted to Catholicism.

Many universities have villainized Christopher Columbus over the years, removing statues, artwork, and days honoring the ...

The Cavalieri Bolla Pontificia, musicians who marched down Main Street in Huntington village wearing medieval ceremonial ...