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 ...

And like his fellow Italian explorers — Giovanni da Verrazzano, Amerigo Vespucci, Enrico Tonti and Giovanni Caboto — Cristoforo Colombo was part of a cultural continuum that spawned the Miracle at ...

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt designated Columbus Day, which was originally celebrated on Oct. 12, as a national ...

Will mail run, banks open on Columbus Day? Federal holiday is Monday. Does Mississippi celebrate it or Indigenous Peoples Day? What to know ...