No American holiday is under siege as persistently as Columbus Day. History is complicated ... that sailors in Genoa — the home town of Christopher Columbus — knew of a land west of Greenland ...
Feel free to extend Valentine's Day weekend one more day as a federal holiday approaches. Presidents Day is celebrated on the third Monday of February to commemorate the Founding Fathers and the ...
"People have different things they want to celebrate. This just recognizes that," Missoula Democrat Shane Morigeau said.
Presidents Day, observed on the third Monday of February, commemorates the Founding Fathers and George Washington's birthday. Other Columbus attractions ... day as a federal holiday approaches.