Christopher Columbus was and is viewed as an explorer who found the Americas. To read and to learn history is to acknowledge that a person cannot apply current standards to times past. read more
Columbus Day is a U.S. holiday that commemorates the landing of Christopher Columbus in the Americas in 1492, and Columbus Day 2018 occurs on Monday, October 8. It was unofficially celebrated in a number of cities and states as early as the 18th century, but did not become a federal holiday until 1937. read more