Here is a look at Columbus Day. October 9, 2017 - Columbus Day. Facts: Columbus Day is celebrated on the second Monday in October. Before it became a legal federal holiday in 1971, many states ...

Why are you at work? It’s Columbus Day!! It is only rampant anti-Italianism that prevents Houstonians from getting a three-day weekend to celebrate the guy who was among the first dozen or so people ...

Monday, Oct. 13, is when two holidays fall this year — Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day. Most public schools will be closed Monday in honor of the holidays, so here's what Hoosiers should know ...

President Trump has signed a proclamation declaring Monday to be Columbus Day, in an effort to "reclaim" what he called the famed explorer's "extraordinary legacy of faith, courage, perseverance, and ...

We’ve all heard of Columbus Day—it’s a federal October holiday in the U.S. that marks the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas. But have you heard about Indigenous Peoples’ Day? This ...

Columbus Day is right around the corner, and with it comes controversy. Over the past decade or so, many states have chosen to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day in place of or in addition to Columbus ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's Columbus Day, a federal holiday. Chicago Public Schools recognizes it as Indigenous Peoples' Day. Schools, government offices, libraries and the postal service are closed Monday.

James Sisto argues that removing Columbus statues and renaming Columbus Day disrespects Italian Americans in Columbus, Ohio. He criticizes local leaders for replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous ...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Mike Rulli, a Republican from Salem, has introduced legislation that would cut federal funding to state and local governments that replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ ...

(CNN) — Here is a look at Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day. In 2025, both are celebrated on October 13. Columbus Day is celebrated on the second Monday in October. Before it became a legal ...