"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Christopher Columbus, whose real name was Cristoforo Colombo, was born in 1451 in the Republic of Genoa, ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., issued a Columbus Day proclamation Monday honoring the legacy of Christopher Columbus and claiming those who "defame" the Italian explorer are trying to portray the United ...

When Christopher Columbus sailed westward from Spain in 1492, he did not expect to find paradise. He was looking for a shortcut to Asia, a new route for spices and gold. Instead, he stumbled onto ...

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 ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X TRENTON – A statue of Christopher Columbus, the fabled Italian explorer revered by some for ...

Christopher Columbus wasn’t actually Italian? Paesan-NO. Italian Americans and Columbus Day parade goers Monday saucily waved off the claim that new DNA evidence shows the controversial explorer was a ...

President Donald Trump is again wading into the debate around Columbus Day. In an April 27 post on Truth Social, Trump said he's "bringing Columbus Day back from the ashes." A federal holiday since ...