Columbus Day news stories on Newser

Columbus? Meh. Today Should Be Immigration Day

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:37:34 CDT

Christopher Columbus is seen by some as the person who opened the door to the genocide of Native Americans—and as such, those people celebrate today as Indigenous Peoples’ Day rather than Columbus Day. On Mediaite , Philip Bump appreciates that sentiment, but notes that it’s a little “knee-jerk.” After all,...

Christopher Columbus Belongs on Death Row

Kate Schwartz — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 09:00:00 CDT

It's Columbus Day, kids, and that means it's time to honor a man "who, if he were alive today, would almost certainly be sitting on Death Row awaiting execution," writes Eric Kasum for the Huffington Post . Kasum commemorates the holiday by recounting the true tale of Christopher Columbus, who set...

Columbus the Crusader's Legacy Endures

Nick McMaster — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:45:24 CDT

This Columbus Day, James Carroll invites us to reconsider the man and his motivations. Pop culture has secularized Columbus, concentrating on his mission in search of gold, spices, and trade routes. That ignores his central motivation: expanding the dominion of Christianity. An “old Crusader” ambition motivated Columbus, Carroll writes for...

Dow Up 21 After Rally Loses Steam

Nick McMaster — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:18:22 CDT

The stock indices ended mixed today after strong morning gains lost steam. The Dow hit a new high for 2009, 9931.82, off strong expectations for the third-quarter earnings. But profit-taking traders capitalized on recent gains, pushing the market lower; light trading volume on the Columbus Day holiday amplified their...

States, Employers Un-Discover Columbus Day

Rob Quinn — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:09:36 CDT

Columbus Day is rapidly sailing off the calendar all over the US. Some 22 states no longer give their workers the day off and many employers have begun "holiday swapping," requiring workers to come in on Columbus Day in return for an extra day off at Christmas or New Year's....

Stocks Dip on Bad Oil News

Jonas Oransky — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:40:45 CDT

Stocks fell today as oil producers and miners faced fears a slow economy would hamper demand. Crude dropped as low as $78.98 as Columbus Day brought the slowest trading session of the year; the Dow closed at 14,043.73, down 22.28. Exxon and Occidental both saw declines,...