columbus day

Every year, I task myself with writing an article to explain his accomplishments in order to educate people and hopefully preserve the appropriate holiday.

Columbus is the subject of irrational and ignorant attacks from people who think they are speaking for a new 'woke' generation.

Princeton has now joined Newark as one of two towns that will change 'Columbus Day' to 'Indigenous Peoples Day.'

Half of U.S. states no longer observe Columbus Day 81 years after it was established as a federal holiday. A small borough in Bergen County may be the next to join the growing list of states and cities that have ditched the holiday in favor of celebrating the people who lived in the Americas long before the European explorer made his way across the Atlantic...

We got Justice Kavanaugh taking his seat on the highest court and celebrating a holiday honoring one of the more important contributors to our nation.

Working, not working, school, no school? NJ has a rather schizophrenic take on Columbus Day.

As a part of my celebration and recognition of both the true history of Christopher Columbus, I checked in with my friend Joe Piscopo who called the show this morning as he made his way to the Columbus Day parade in New York City.

If we are going to start tearing down statues of Columbus, can a slave owner like Thomas Jefferson be far behind?

How and why the story got twisted that Cristobal Colon (Columbus) was Italian is complicated and fascinating, but changing people's' perceptions is a monumental task.

Columbus Day is a state and federal holiday, but NJ Transit trains are running on a regular schedule and the stock market is open.