While the second Monday in October is traditionally when Columbus Day is observed, many communities have opted to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead. Columbus Day became a federal holiday in ...

CHICAGO (NewsNation Now) — Columbus Day celebrations in the United States — meant to honor the legacy of the man credited with discovering the New World — are almost as old as the nation itself.

Data: Axios research; Note: Cities might observe differently than their state. South Dakota observes Native Peoples Day. Alabama and Virginia also observe additional holidays on the second Monday of ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Public Schools will now call Columbus Day, Indigenous People's Day. All but two members of the school board approved the calendar change, which is on the second Monday in ...

This story has been updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy. Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day both fall on Monday, Oct. 13, with Columbus Day observed as a federal holiday.

Oct. 11 will no longer be recognized as Columbus Day in Boston after acting Mayor Kim Janey signed an executive order on Thursday. Instead, the day will be referred to now as Indigenous Peoples Day.

Columbus Day celebrations in the United States – meant to honor the legacy of the man credited with “discovering” the New World – are almost as old as the nation itself. The earliest known Columbus ...

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