It's also vulnerable to crime, police say. President Biden issued a proclamation commemorating Indigenous Peoples' Day Friday and acknowledged the destruction of native communities that followed the arrival of Christopher Columbus in North America in the 15th Century. On Friday, White house press secretary Jen Psaki said Columbus Day will continue to be designated as a federal holiday, but noted the significance of Biden's proclamation.
Read More. Here's what will be open and closed on Monday. Most supermarkets. Most drug stores. Roosevelt in Originally it was celebrated every October 12, but it was changed to the second Monday in October from as a result of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act. US News.
Exactly on which island Columbus and his people landed, is still unclear. The anniversary of this event has been celebrated unofficially since the colonial period. In , Colorado became the first state to declare Columbus Day an official state holiday.
It was initially celebrated on October 12, but since Columbus Day has been observed on the second Monday in October. He insisted that the world was round, although most people believed that it was flat. He claimed that he could get to the east by sailing west. Hence the discovery idea. Why don't you finish telling all the facts about Columbus Day. Like the real reason it was changed from October 12th, to the second Monday in October, was so that the politicians, and other Government employees, could have an extended 3-day weekend.
They couldn't care less about the man, Christopher Columbus. Oh dear oh dear Return funds to States and also cut off tentacles of Dept of Ed that invade every area of our lives.
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Who is Tom Longboat? Winners of the Almanac Essay To celebrate Columbus Day is to celebrate Genocide Day. Well said, Eileen, well said.
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