Christopher Columbus has a well-documented record of torturing and killing Native Americans. Celebrating Indigenous People's Day helps denounce that.

Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. As this year’s Columbus Day is now upon us, here is what you need to know about the almost century-old national holiday.

As a result, Columbus Day isn't as widely marked as it once was. Still, the day remains a federal holiday, meaning that some types of services and businesses will be shuttered on Oct. 14 this year.

The first Columbus Day celebration in the U.S. took place in 1792, when a group of leaders in New York held an event to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the explorer’s historic landing.

Columbus Day has been celebrated for centuries to commemorate Christopher Columbus' landing in the New World on October 12, 1492. The federal holiday is marked on the second Monday of every ...

Columbus Day, the second Monday in October, is one of the most inconsistently celebrated U.S. holidays. It’s one of 11 official federal holidays, which means federal workers get a paid day off and ...

Columbus Day, which was first celebrated in San Francisco in 1868 and became a federal holiday in 1971, is intended to honor the supposed discoverer of America, but the elevation of Columbus has ...

Columbus Day is a holiday marked on the second Monday of October every year. The day celebrates explorer Christopher Columbus' landing in the New World on October 12, 1492. Early that morning, a ...