Most banks are closed on Columbus Day (also observed as Indigenous Peoples’ Day in many areas). Columbus Day is a federal holiday, and most banks follow the Federal Reserve holiday schedule, which ...

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 ...

It never went away.

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 ...

Monday, Oct. 13, will be a holiday, though who you celebrate will depend on your worldview. Michigan will recognize Indigenous Peoples' Day, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said, while President Donald Trump ...

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 ...