Columbus Day and Indigenous People Day
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President Donald Trump renewed the focus of Columbus Day to be celebrated on the second Monday of October, reclaiming the explorer’s “extraordinary legacy of faith, courage, perseverance, and virtue,” according to the president’s proclamation.
A monument to cultural pride for some and a symbol of genocide for others, Pueblo's Columbus statue has stood in the Mesa Junction since 1905.
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Is Columbus Day a federal holiday? Here's which banks, schools, post offices are closed today
Monday is both Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day, but only one is observed as a federal holiday. Here's which institutions and services are closed Oct. 13.
The football legend who was meant to lead this year’s Columbus Day Parade celebrated “Italian heritage” Monday despite the event being rained out for the first time.
Trading stocks on Columbus Day? You're in luck. But avoid the bank. Here's a look at what services will be open and closed on Columbus Day.
Indigenous Peoples Day has been recognized for decades in different forms and under a variety of names to celebrate Native Americans’ history and culture and to acknowledge the challenges they continue to face.
The second Monday of October is traditionally known as Columbus Day, but more states and cities are choosing to recognize it as Indigenous Peoples Day.
New Yorkers were up in arms after the annual Columbus Day Parade was cancelled because of the nor’easter blowing through the city, the first time in its nearly 100-year history it was scrapped due to weather. “They f’n cancelled Columbus Day Parade in NYC because of rain,” one irate person, Jack W, wrote on X.
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Locals react: Native Americans’ Day vs. Columbus Day
While Columbus Day is being recognized nationally, South Dakota law still states that the second Monday in October is Native Americans’ Day. This means that both holidays are taking place at the same time.
ABC7 will broadcast the 2025 Christopher Columbus Day parade downtown Chicago; Monday is also Indigenous Peoples' Day. Downtown Chicago, the 73rd annual Christopher Columbus Day parade stepped off at noon. It celebrates Chicago's Italian American heritage. This year, Sicily gets the spotlight as the region of honor.
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