The Springfield Sons & Daughters of Italy celebrated Columbus Day in the south end of Springfield Monday morning.

President Joe Biden issued a proclamation to recognize Oct. 14 as Columbus Day in honor of Christopher Columbus, the ...

DNA from bones said to belong to the explorer were analyzed by forensic scientists to confirm his identity and where he came ...

Several countries disputed origins of Columbus, the divisive explorer who led Spanish-funded expeditions from the 1490s ...

The 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, Spanish scientists said on Saturday, ...

Christopher Columbus was Jewish, DNA experts concluded in a long-awaited investigation into the true origins of one of ...

Christopher Columbus, whose expeditions changed the course of history, was previously believed to be an Italian from Genoa.

In a devastating blow to Italian Americans all across the country, a new DNA study spanning 20 years claims that Christopher ...

Columbus Day' may no longer be recognized as a holiday in Colorado, but the clashes between celebrants and protestors haven't ...

A groundbreaking genetic study led by Spanish scientists has reopened the debate regarding Christopher Columbus’s origins, ...

With a $2 million grant from the Mellon Foundation's Monuments Project, the city is working on a design for a display to explain Columbus' legacy for this day and age. Along with gathering public ...

Theories have ranged from the 15th-century explorer being a Spanish Jew or a Greek, to Basque, Portuguese or British.