Indigenous Peoples’ Day, also known as Columbus Day, happens every October on the month's second Monday. This US federal holiday will fall on Monday, October 14, this year.

Christopher Columbus is commonly known as the man who discovered America, ... Columbus Day as a federal holiday was not celebrated until 1937. In the same year, ...

Columbus Day, a federal holiday, will be observed in 2023 on Monday, Oct 9. The day commemorates the arrival of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus in the Americans in 1492. Columbus Day is ...

Columbus Day is the federal holiday on the second Monday in October. But what the state holiday is called — Columbus Day, Indigenous Peoples' Day or something else — depends on where you live ...

Columbus Day 2025: When Is the Federal Holiday? Donald Trump announced that he plans to bring back Columbus Day, the day commemorating Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas.

Twenty-four states still observe Columbus Day as an official holiday and while it’s still on the books here in Massachusetts, a number of Bay State cities and towns have chosen locally to adopt ...

The day commemorates the landing of Christopher Columbus in the Americas back in 1492. It became a federal holiday in 1937 as a way to honor his achievement and celebrate Italian-American heritage.

Columbus Day began as a celebration of Italian immigrants who faced persecution in the U.S. But for many it’s now a symbol of the colonization and oppression of Indigenous people.

Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day are separate holidays and both fall on the second Monday of October. Columbus Day commemorates Christopher Columbus’s arrival in North America in ...

Monday is Columbus Day, a federal holiday observed on the second Monday every October to recognize Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. However, some states and cities now celebrate the holiday ...