Rejecting Columbus Day is not about erasing history, but about refusing to perpetuate a national holiday rooted in myth, ...

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Italian American community leaders condemn NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani over 2020 photo showing disrespect toward ...

As Columbus Day approaches, having now been proclaimed by President Donald Trump in an Executive Order for the Monday ...

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While reclaiming Columbus Day as a federal holiday, the president lashed out at Americans who have acknowledged the Italian explorer's controversial legacy ...

Somebody eventually had to knit the whole world together. North and South. Eastern and Western Hemispheres. The person who ...

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Today our Nation honors the legendary Christopher Columbus -- the original American hero, ...

Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy, to a humble family of wool weavers. He rose through skill and perseverance, not privilege. Against all odds, he convinced the Spanish crown to back his ...

Restoring the holiday’s proper name jibes with the president’s push to restore ‘truth and sanity to American history.’ ...

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