CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

Throughout COVID, my family taught me to embrace my Chinese heritage.

Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint will appear in an HBO Max special next year celebrating the film franchise. Rowling will be featured in archival footage, but will not join in person.

A solar storm and chopped wood proved that Vikings were present in Newfoundland, Canada in 1021 AD.

A solar storm and chopped wood proved that Vikings were present in Newfoundland, Canada in 1021 AD.

It's a replica of a sculpture now displayed in Mexico City's Museum of Anthropology. The new version will be as much as three times the size of the six-foot original.

Spain has once again marked its national day with pomp, pageantry and a military parade that overshadowed protests against what some see as a misguided celebration of Spanish colonial history.

The former Trump attorney made the comments during an appearance on Real America's Voice with host Steve Bannon.

Indigenous people marked Monday with celebrations of their heritage, education campaigns and a push for the Biden administration to make good on its word.

A growing movement recasts Oct. 11 as a day to appreciate the diversity and history of Indigenous communities. That visibility, say Native Americans, can help us see what else needs to change.

The second Monday in October is Indigenous Peoples’ Day. “I am hope made of flesh, their wildest dreams.” - Sierra Clark, Traverse City Record EaglePresident Joe Biden declared October 11 Indigenous People’s Day, becoming the first U.S. president to issue such a proclamation. He joins more than 100 cities and a number of states, including Michigan, in recognizing Indigenous People’s Day. Listen: Indigenous journalists explore the significance of Indigenous People’s Day. She says the federal government choosing to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day alongside Columbus Day is “performative,” but, nonetheless, a positive cultural step.

In a story published Oct. 10, 2021, about Monday’s federal holiday, The Associated Press used incorrect punctuation on multiple references to Indigenous Peoples Day.

The president also issued a proclamation marking Columbus Day that also acknowledges the detrimental impact of European explorers on Native Americans.

The goal is to shift the Columbus Day holiday to an appreciation of Native peoples.

President Joe Biden has issued the first-ever presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

A statue of Christopher Columbus that was taken down from Mexico City's central boulevard won't be going back up for months.

Christopher Columbus is getting kicked off Mexico City’s most iconic boulevard.

The city may appeal. Officials wanted to take the statue out of South Philadelphia's Marconi Plaza in reaction to racial justice protests after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Given all of the attention around statues, let’s take a look at statues around Detroit -- and the stories behind the people and faces we etch into history.

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The monument in Newark, New Jersey, is expected to be installed next summer in Washington Park, which will be renamed Tubman Square.

"Harriet Tubman actually stepped foot here in this property, Christopher Columbus did not," the city's mayor said.

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Was Christopher Columbus really from Genoa, in Italy.

Dozens of organizations joined in the suit citing city's and mayor's moves against Columbus Day and statues of Columbus and ex-mayor Frank Rizzo.

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s proclamation Friday commemorating Columbus Day veered from a typical White House holiday announcement, with stark warnings of “radical activists” seeking to tarnish the explorer’s legacy. Native American advocates have pressed states for years to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day over concerns that Christopher Columbus helped launch centuries of genocide against indigenous populations in the Americas. “Sadly, in recent years, radical activists have sought to undermine Christopher Columbus’s legacy,” Trump said in his proclamation declaring Monday Columbus Day. Trump frequently cites the commission at his campaign rallies, and he did so again in his proclamation Friday. Trump has also ordered federal agencies to end diversity training programs.

Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off with countries celebrating independence days.

The Emerald Triangle, the Columbus Letters, Built By Angels Growing pains for legal weed in California; Then, rare, million-dollar copies of a letter written by Christopher Columbus replaced with fakes; And, inside Lalibela, the mysterious holy site visited by 200,000 Ethiopian Christians on their annual pilgrimage.

MONROE, Mich. Protesters are pushing for the removal of the statue of General George Custer. Across the country, statues have been removed. READ: While Confederate statues come down, other symbols targetedAll of us feel like if this (the statue) is up then we have no justice, we have no peace at all, honestly. It feels like its a threat to us, honestly. Like, why is this up, praising this guy when we have no justice for our colors, said one Monroe woman.

BALTIMORE Baltimore protesters pulled down a statue of Christopher Columbus and threw it into the city's Inner Harbor on Saturday night. Protesters mobilized by the death of George Floyd at the hands of police have called for the removal of statues of Columbus, Confederate figures and others. They say the Italian explorer is responsible for the genocide and exploitation of native peoples in the Americas. According to The Baltimore Sun, the statue was owned by the city and dedicated in 1984 by former Mayor William Donald Schaefer and President Ronald Reagan. Statues of Columbus have also been toppled or vandalized in cities such as Miami; Richmond, Virginia; St. Paul, Minnesota; and Boston, where one was decapitated.

A seagull flies past the statue of Christopher Columbus in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, July 2, 2020. Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau is one of the few public officials who say Spain must revisit its colonial legacy - though she is against timid calls to remove the citys monument to Christopher Columbus. Instead, she wants to encourage a public discussion about the Italian explorer whose landing in the Caribbean in 1492 gave birth to Spains overseas empire. There is an open debate and we think that is positive and necessary, Colau told The Associated Press in an interview on Thursday. Nor have the other statues to Columbus who many Spaniards consider a discoverer and not a colonizer become sources of contention now.

Statues that have stood for years -- and in some cases, decades -- have been top of mind all across the country as protests take place following the deaths of George Floyd and Rayshard Brooks.

BOSTON Generations of Italian Americans embraced Christopher Columbus with little thought to the dark side of his legacy. There has always been the feeling that Italian Americans all feel the same way about Columbus, said Heather Leavell, 46, of Bedford, one of the founders of the group Italian Americans for Indigenous Peoples' Day. For some, however including Francis Mazzaglia of the group the Italian American Alliance the destruction leveled at the Columbus statue amounts to a hate crime against Italian Americans. Corrie Popp, a 46-year-old high school English teacher and Waltham resident, said many younger Italian Americans are ready to dump Columbus. Most Italian Americans are big-hearted people, said Popp, whose mother is of Italian descent.

DETROIT Detroits Christopher Columbus bust was removed from its pedestal on Monday as protests against racism and police brutality continue in the city. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan ordered the bust to be removed. The Columbus bust has been a target of vandalism in the city for years. Columbus monuments around the country have been removed in recent weeks. Statues and monuments have long been a controversial topic in the U.S., especially Confederate monuments in the South.

Heres whats coming up on Local 4 News at 5:Controversial statue in Detroit removed from its pedestalDetroits Christopher Columbus bust was removed from its pedestal on Monday as protests against racism and police brutality continue in the city. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan ordered the bust to be removed. It will be placed in storage as the city decides what to do with the monument long-term.

Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren, right, speaks during a news conference Monday, June 15, 2020, in Tampa, Fla. Warren announced his decision not to prosecute dozens of protesters arrested on charges of unlawful assembly during a Black Lives Matter march on June 2. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)TOP OF THE HOUR: Florida state attorney won't prosecute peaceful protesters. State Attorney Andrew Warren in Tampa said that his office wont be filing charges against 67 protesters who were arrested two weeks ago in downtown Tampa. The prosecutors office will also work to expunge the arrest records of the protesters who were taken into custody, he said. In these unlawful assembly cases, there is no value in filing charges, Warren said at a news conference.

People stand around the fallen Christopher Columbus statue at the Minnesota state Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday, June 10, 2020. In Bristol, England, demonstrators over the weekend toppled a statue of 17th-century slave trader Edward Colston and threw it in the harbor. On Wednesday night, protesters pulled down a century-old statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Richmond, Virginia, the former capital of the Confederacy. Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney, who has proposed dismantling all Confederate statues in the city, asked protesters not to take matters into their own hands for their own safety. Andrew Cuomo, who is Italian American, said he opposes removal of a statue of Columbus in Manhattans Columbus Circle.

Minnesota State Troopers surrounded the statue of Christopher Columbus after it was toppled in front of the Minnesota State Capitol, Wednesday, June 10, 2020, in St. Paul, Minn. Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka and the chairman of the Senate judiciary committee, Warren Limmer, laid out their agenda shortly before the Legislature convened for a special session. Tim Walz and the House Democratic majority are backing a slate of proposals from the People of Color and Indigenous Caucus. Limmer said the five policing bills the Senate will pass before next Friday will include some of the noncontroversial Democratic proposals. But Democratic House Majority Ryan Winkler said the Senate Republican plan is too weak and falls short of what the moment requires.

The statues on the Confederate monument are covered in graffiti and beheaded after a protest in Portsmouth, Va., Wednesday, June 10, 2020. Protesters beheaded and then pulled down four statues that were part of a Confederate monument. The spokesman for the Virginia division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, B. Frank Earnest, condemned the toppling of public works of art and likened losing the Confederate statues to losing a family member. For protesters mobilized by Floyds death, the targets have ranged far beyond the Confederacy. Andrew Cuomo, who is Italian American, said he opposes removal of a statue of Columbus in Manhattans Columbus Circle.

Tree of Life, Madame Lagarde, The Columbus Letters Recovering from the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history; Then, Christine Lagarde tells John Dickerson about the possible signs of a global recession; And, rare, million-dollar copies of a letter written by Christopher Columbus replaced with fakes.

Following his instincts, he visited libraries in Rome and Florence and took a look at their Columbus letters. And then the ability to know where and how to sell these Columbus letters on the private market. Eight years into the joint U.S.-Italian investigation, no arrests have been made in the case, but three stolen Columbus letters have been recovered. He had a great roadmap of transactions and who was possessing and selling these Columbus letters throughout the world. As for the Vatican's stolen Columbus letter, it was traced to a wealthy Atlanta collector, who had bought it in 2004 for almost $1 million.

More and more towns and cities across the country are electing to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day as an alternative to or in addition to the day intended to honor Columbus voyages. The growing recognition and celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day actually represents the fruits of a concerted, decadeslong effort to recognize the role of indigenous people in the nations history. In 1989, activists in South Dakota persuaded the state to replace Columbus Day with Native American Day. Unexpected alliesToday, cities with significant native populations, like Seattle, Portland and Los Angeles, now celebrate either Native American Day or Indigenous Peoples Day. Janet Mills speaks at the signing ceremony to officially replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day.

Researcher believes his team found Columbus' Santa Maria Investigative archeologist Barry Clifford and his team believe a shipwreck discovered off the northern coast of Haiti could be the remains of the Santa Maria, the famed vessel that Christopher Columbus took to the New World.