Christopher Columbus and other early European explorers were best known for the “new” lands they discovered and the people they transported. But there’s another side to the story, and it has to do ...

Oct. 10 (UPI) --In advance Monday's holiday, the White House this week released a statement celebrating Columbus Day and singing the praises of the maligned explorer. "This Columbus Day, we honor his ...

“Christopher Columbus is still alive.” So writes Matthew Restall in his biography of the weaver’s son from Genoa who became one of the most famous people of all history and, we might say, the greatest ...

President Donald Trump’s traditional approach to American history is extending to Columbus Day with a proclamation celebrating Italian explorer Christopher Columbus as “the original American hero” and ...

President Trump kicked off his Cabinet meeting Thursday by signing a proclamation honoring Genoese explorer Christopher Columbus – declaring, “We’re back, Italians.” The proclamation calls for Oct. 13 ...

In a fiery holiday proclamation, the president refused to acknowledge Indigenous Peoples' Day, instead reclaiming Columbus Day as a federal holiday and glorifying the Italian explorer as "the original ...

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 ...