Communities move away from commemorating Columbus holiday. Oct. 12, 2009 -- While Federal government offices in Washington, D.C. are closed for Columbus Day, students in Maryland, just a few miles ...

Trump posted on Truth Social, a social media outlet owned by the president, saying he will bring Columbus Day back from the ashes. "Christopher is going to make a major comeback.

Christopher Columbus set sail in 1492 seeking a westward route to Asia but instead reached the Americas, unaware of their true significance. Though long credited with "discovering" America, Indigenous ...

The occasion was made a federal holiday in 1968 under former President Lyndon Johnson. “I’m bringing Columbus Day back from the ashes,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday.

Columbus Day has been a federal holiday since 1937, and there are dozens of Columbus Day parades across the U.S. in October, though the exact number changes a little year to year.

But the national Columbus Day holiday is still recognized by the federal government and localities across the country, including ones that hold celebrations such as the Columbus Day Parade in New ...

Donald Trump claimed he was "bringing Columbus Day back from the ashes" in a social media post. The holiday, however, has been a consistent federal holiday since 1971. Donald Trump says he's ...

Despite what Trump says, Columbus Day remains a federal holiday, as it has for decades, and is observed on the second Monday in October. Some cities and states — including Alaska, Oregon ...

Though Trump has long objected to telling the country's history through a lens of diversity and oppression, the holiday he seeks to restore to its primacy was added to the calendar as a nod to the ...

Seeking more work-life balance? 2025 calendar is "gifting" you extra time off for Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, ...

Columbus Day, the federal holiday put in place to recognize Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus, has its share of critics and a countering holiday celebration, but it has never been removed from ...

In short, Columbus wasn't the first European to reach the Americas. But he made the most of it, for better or worse. And that's where the Columbus Day debate continues, including periodic calls to ...