Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples' Day? Why the controversy and which is a federal holiday
Columbus Day celebrates the day Christopher Columbus landed in what would become North America in 1492. In 1937, President ...
Origin of Columbus Day: Here's Why Americans Really Started Celebrating the Holiday
In 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt made Columbus Day a federal holiday at the urging of prominent Italian American ...
When is Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day? Here's what's open and closed in Kentucky
Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day, which are recognized on the same day, are drawing closer. Although Monday is a ...
Here’s what’s open (and closed) on Columbus Day 2024
In general, no. Columbus Day is a federal holiday, meaning most banks will be closed as well. One exception is American ...
An Abortion Fund Took a Stand Against Israel’s War in Gaza. The Fallout Was Extreme.
In DCAF’s Instagram Stories, which disappear after 24 hours, Hurley reposted another organization’s graphic, which asserted that the Indigenous peoples of Guam, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and ...
Monday is Indigenous Peoples' Day
In 2021, President Joe Biden marked what was formally known as Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples' Day to recognize Native ...