Columbus Day was increasingly replaced by a commemoration of the indigenous people in various cities and states in the U.S.

Are banks open on Columbus Day? Check out this guide to find out whether banks will be closed on this holiday and learn about your banking options.

Columbus Day began 1792 as a holiday celebrated by Italian-Americans to honor Italian explorer Christopher Columbus and celebrate when he arrived in the Americas. President Franklin D. Roosevelt later ...

Battles over Columbus Day aren’t really about Christopher Columbus at all — they’re about whether America should exist. “Columbus’s journey carried thousands of years of wisdom, philosophy, reason, ...

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles city and county offices were closed Monday for Indigenous Peoples Day while federal offices were closed for Columbus Day, which remains a federal holiday. Indigenous Peoples ...

President Trump has signed a proclamation declaring Monday to be Columbus Day, in an effort to "reclaim" what he called the famed explorer's "extraordinary legacy of faith, courage, perseverance, and ...

Somehow, the 15th-century Italian explorer still got his own national holiday. But more cities and states are scrapping Columbus Day to honor the people who were here first — and who suffered greatly ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – What to call the holiday on the second Monday of October? It’s a nationwide debate that has sparked differing opinions in Rochester. Since 2012, New York has referred to this day as ...

This Aug. 27, 2017 file photo shows the Christopher Columbus statue at Manhattan's Columbus Circle in New York. Credit: Bebeto Matthews / AP Sign up for the Concord Monitor’s morning newsletter for ...