Columbus Day Oct 14,2024
October 2024
Columbus Day is a federal holiday in the United States that commemorates the landing of Christopher Columbus in the New World on October 12, 1492. Columbus was a native of Genoa, Italy.
Columbus Day is celebrated on the second Monday of October. It was originally celebrated on October 12, but was moved to the second Monday in October to give workers a long holiday weekend.
Columbus Day is an important date in many Italian-American communities. However, it is controversial in some Native American communities.
Some states officially celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day, and others commemorate it through proclamations. More than 100 cities have replaced Columbus Day altogether with the holiday.
Columbus Day has been an annual holiday in the United States since 1937. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt designated it a national holiday in 1934. In 1971, it was designated the second Monday in October and has been celebrated as a federal holiday since then.
In many locations across the country, Americans hold parades to commemorate the day.
Columbus Day is celebrated on the second Monday of October. It was originally celebrated on October 12, but was moved to the second Monday in October to give workers a long holiday weekend.
Columbus Day is an important date in many Italian-American communities. However, it is controversial in some Native American communities.
Some states officially celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day, and others commemorate it through proclamations. More than 100 cities have replaced Columbus Day altogether with the holiday.
Columbus Day has been an annual holiday in the United States since 1937. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt designated it a national holiday in 1934. In 1971, it was designated the second Monday in October and has been celebrated as a federal holiday since then.
In many locations across the country, Americans hold parades to commemorate the day.
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On the second Monday of October, we observe Indigenous Peoples' Day. On this day, we recognize the diverse cultures, contributions, resilience and sovereignty of the Indigenous people of the United States: American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. Since western explorers and settlers set foot on what is now the United States, the Indigenous people, the original inhabitants of this land, experienced warfare, enslavement, displacement and assimilation in the name of colonization.
On Indigenous Peoples' Day, recognized since 2021 by President Joe Biden, we acknowledge this history and take time to learn about and celebrate the cultures, histories and contributions of the people of our country's Indigenous communities.
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On Indigenous Peoples' Day, recognized since 2021 by President Joe Biden, we acknowledge this history and take time to learn about and celebrate the cultures, histories and contributions of the people of our country's Indigenous communities.
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