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What is open, closed on Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day 2024


What is open, closed on Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day 2024

New York Connect team | USA Today Network Indigenous Americans in the West have difficulty gaining access to the ballot box 100 years after being recognized as U.S. citizens, Native Americans in the western United States still struggle to vote. Video by Dani Ingram, News21 Columbus Day was declared a national holiday in 1934 by […]

is it school? In these Florida counties, students will stay home Monday


is it school? In these Florida counties, students will stay home Monday

Video: Here are the fall holidays When are the fall holidays? Here is the lineup of fall holidays, including Labor Day, Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day, Halloween, Veterans Day and Thanksgiving. Schools will remain closed in parts of Florida on Monday, October 13th. 14, but largely not because of Christopher Columbus. Several school districts are still […]

Columbus Day is a public holiday in Florida. Here is a list of others


Columbus Day is a public holiday in Florida. Here is a list of others

Video: Here are the fall holidays When are the fall holidays? Here is the lineup of fall holidays, including Labor Day, Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day, Halloween, Veterans Day and Thanksgiving. Columbus Day is a public holiday in Florida. So if you work for the government, you may have a day off. The state of Florida […]

Columbus Day, Indigenous Peoples Day 2024: What's open, what's closed


What is open, closed on Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day 2024

Indigenous Americans in the West have difficulty gaining access to the ballot box 100 years after being recognized as U.S. citizens, Native Americans in the western United States still struggle to vote. Video by Dani Ingram, News21 Since Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day both fall on Monday, will any businesses or services be open […]

St. John's University cancels “Columbus Day.”


St. John's University cancels “Columbus Day.”

St. John's – New York's largest Catholic university – has woken up and will no longer refer to Monday's holiday as “Christopher Columbus Day” in honor of the explorer, who is celebrated as a devout Christian. Some Italian-Americans and alumni are now condemning the Catholic institution for discrediting the famous but controversial Italian explorer. “It’s […]