Columbus Day commemorates the voyage and landing of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus in the New World on October 12, 1492. Columbus Day is a federal holiday, but Indigenous Peoples' Day is not, ...

Columbus Day, also known as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, is a federal holiday observed on the second Monday of October. Federal offices, banks, and post offices will be closed, with only USPS Priority ...

Somebody eventually had to knit the whole world together. North and South. Eastern and Western Hemispheres. The person who launched that adventure was Christopher Columbus. Critics will point out his ...

Across the United States, many celebrate Columbus Day, a controversial federal holiday observed every year on the second Monday in October. It was named after Christopher Columbus, the man credited ...

Gidget writes for the latest news section of AS USA, covering breaking news and current affairs. She previously worked for TV for many years, both on and off-camera, as anchor, producer, and writer, ...