The mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, is defending the decision to permanently remove two statues of Christopher Columbus from public parks ... Mr. Johnson told reporters, “Art and culture, in ...

President Donald Trump vowed Sunday to bring back Columbus Day "from the ashes," while calling out Democrats for doing everything possible to destroy Christopher Columbus’ reputation.

Donald Trump has vowed to bring about a “major comeback” for Christopher Columbus Day, which he says has gone by the wayside because of woke. This, despite the fact that the federal holiday ...

But some states and cities have celebrated the date as Indigenous Peoples Day, or celebrate both, amid concerns that honoring Italian explorer Christopher Columbus glorifies the exploitation and ...

In 1504, Christopher Columbus, on his fourth trans-Atlantic voyage, was stranded on the shores of Jamaica, with his ships crawling with marine worms and his crew hungry. The Indigenous Arawak ...

Back in 2020, then-Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot had three statues of Christopher Columbus removed in Chicago. A few weeks ago, there was an uproar at City Hall over a piece of art on display at ...

Being one of the most famous and influential figures in human history, it should come as no surprise that many cultures and nationalities have claimed Christopher Columbus—whose origins have ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Monday is Columbus Day, also known as Indigenous Peoples' Day. The city of Columbus officially renamed the holiday in 2020, the same year it removed a statue of Christopher ...

About half of Americans, 52%, have a favorable view of Christopher Columbus, while 32% view him unfavorably, according to a new poll. Photo from Kevin Olson, UnSplash Americans are largely divided ...

In 1999 the Boston Globe printed a guest editorial from a leader of the Massachusetts Historical Society, essentially saying that Boston had no connection to Christopher Columbus, and the statue ...

President Joe Biden issued a proclamation to recognize Oct. 14 as Columbus Day in honor of Christopher Columbus, the 15th century explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa, now part of ...