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 ...

Somehow, the 15th-century Italian explorer still got his own national holiday. But more cities and states are scrapping Columbus Day to honor the people who were here first — and who suffered greatly ...

Since 1937, the U.S. has observed the holiday on the second Monday of the month, commemorating the explorer’s 1492 arrival in the New World. It remains a federal holiday, even as many states and ...

Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day both fall on the same day, but when are the holidays, and who celebrates them? Columbus Day, a federal holiday, is celebrated across the country with parades ...

This story has been updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy. Monday marks Columbus Day, a federal holiday commemorating the anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival in the ...

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