via NationalDayCalendar: Columbus Day on the second Monday in October is observed in the United States each year.  The day signifies Christopher Columbus’ arrival to America on October 12, 1492. Christopher Columbus was long given credit for discovering North America. However, long before Columbus was born (1451-1506), Leif Erikson landed on these shores. The Italian […]
via Wkyc: Columbus Day could soon be eliminated in Cleveland. As the city of Oberlin did in 2017, there’s an effort underway in Cleveland to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Indigenous Peoples’ Day is usually celebrated in October in various cities across the United States. It began as a counter-celebration of Columbus Day, also […]
via NationalDayCalendar: Columbus Day is anUnited States observance held each year on the second Monday in October.  The day signifies Christopher Columbus’ arrival to America on October 12, 1492. HOW TO OBSERVE Use #ColumbusDay to post on social media. HISTORY Colorado first observed Columbus Day in 1906 as it became an official state holiday.  More and more people and […]
via News5: The largest city named for Christopher Columbus has called off its observance of the divisive holiday that honors the explorer, making a savvy move to tie the switch to a politically safe demographic: veterans. Ohio’s capital city, population 860,000, will be open for business Monday after observing Columbus Day probably “for as long […]
Columbus Day is anUnited States observance held each year on the second Monday in October.  The day signifies Christopher Columbus’ arrival to America on October 12, 1492. HOW TO OBSERVE Use #ColumbusDay to post on social media. HISTORY Colorado first observed Columbus Day in 1906 as it became an official state holiday.  More and more people and states began […]
