Spanish scientists announced in a new documentary that first aired on Saturday that DNA analysis shows the 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe. The ...

The pedestal where a statue of Christopher Columbus stood is pictured on June 11, 2020, in Richmond, Va. (Photo by Zach Gibson / Getty Images) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age ...

Genetic testing has finally confirmed the official resting place of Christopher Columbus, and scientists who announced the discovery say they also now know his ethnic origin -- although they aren ...

Protests of Pueblo's Christopher Columbus monument slowed following the 2020 abolition of Columbus Day in Colorado, but over 100 demonstrators returned to the Mesa Junction on Oct. 14 with chants ...

Each year, the U.S. federal holiday of Columbus Day—which falls on Oct. 11 this year—is a source of pride for many in the Italian-American community, marking the anniversary of the Italian ...

Just in time for the long weekend. Genetic testing has finally confirmed the official resting place of Christopher Columbus, and scientists who announced the discovery say they also now know his ...

A statue of Christopher Columbus is shown at New York’s Columbus Circle, August, 2017. (AP Photo / Bebeto Matthews) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to ...

Columbus Day is the time set aside each year to recognize Italian explorer Christopher Columbus making landfall in the Americans in 1492. It is celebrated each year on the second Monday of October ...