In 1972, Richard Nixon declared Columbus Day a time to “celebrate the memorable achievements of the great navigator and explorer whose vision and daring led to much of the permanent settlement of the ...

Historians agree that Columbus was born somewhere in the Republic of Genoa in northern Italy, but they’re not sure whether he was born in the city of Genoa or not. This is why Columbus Day is one of ...

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 ...

In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed west from Spain, hoping to reach Asia. Instead, he reached the Caribbean, opening the door for European exploration of the Americas. This journey is what the ...

Although many people in the 1400s believed Earth was flat, Cristobal Colon, also known as Christopher Columbus, thought Earth was pear-shaped. On his first voyage from Spain in August 1492, his ...

The city of Columbus is requesting bid proposals to develop balanced historic contextual material that could potentially mean the "conditional" return of the city's hastily removed Christopher ...