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Many states now designate the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples' Day rather than this Columbus Day DD $4,100 DJ HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES 2022-10-23 #5
In 2017 Los Angeles joined other cities in replacing this holiday with Indigenous Peoples Day Columbus Day $400 J HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES 2018-02-15 #7699
Explore the calendar & you'll discover that this federal holiday is celebrated on the second Monday in October Columbus Day $600 J FALL HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES 2015-10-07 #7143
At the beginning of each term, Supreme Court justices work one week, then get Monday off for this Columbus Day DD $2,000 J HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES 2012-12-28 #6510
Although the first celebration of this holiday occurred in October 1792, it didn't become a federal holiday until 1937 Columbus Day DD $1,800 J HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES 2012-05-01 #6367
In 1792 NYC honored the 300th anniv. of a famous arrival with the first major U.S. celebration of this holiday Columbus Day DD $400 J HAPPY FEDERAL HOLIDAY! 2009-12-17 #5814
A 1968 law passed by Congress stipulated that this holiday be celebrated on the second Monday in October Columbus Day $600 J HOLIDAYS 2009-07-13 #5736
The Society for Human Resource Management says, of the 10 federal holidays, it's the least observed by the private sector Columbus Day FJ HOLIDAYS 2008-06-13 #5485
In 2006 it was celebrated on October 9, 3 days before its traditional observance Columbus Day $800 J HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES 2007-04-27 #5220
This holiday was first celebrated in the U.S. in 1792, the 300th anniversary of a certain explorer's New World arrival Columbus Day $200 J ANNUAL EVENTS 2004-01-01 #4449
The historical event which this holiday celebrates occurred 508 years ago Columbus Day DD $400 DJ HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES 2000-10-02 #3696
Although first celebrated in 1792, it didn't become a legal holiday until 1971; now it's controversial Columbus Day DD $2,000 DJ HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES 1998-06-26 #3200
A bill signed in 1968 made it a federal public holiday on the second Monday in October Columbus Day $400 J HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES 1998-05-14 #3169
New York City was the first to observe it October 12, 1792 Columbus Day $300 J HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES 1997-02-03 #2866
It's been a legal holiday in the U.S. since 1892; some folks call it Discovery Day Columbus Day $300 J HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES 1995-03-01 #2423
On October 12, the date of this U.S. holiday, Honduras & the Bahamas celebrate Discovery Day Columbus Day $400 DJ HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES 1994-02-16 #2183
This holiday was first observed in October 1792 Columbus Day $100 J HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES 1992-03-23 #1751
This October day will celebrate its centennial as a national holiday in 1992 Columbus Day $300 J HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES 1991-10-16 #1638
The day Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving, Americans observe this day Columbus Day FJ HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES 1991-09-11 #1613
The earliest date on which this holiday can fall is October 8th Columbus Day $600 J HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES 1990-08-25 #11
This holiday is also known as Discovery Day Columbus Day $100 J HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES 1990-05-23 #1333
This holiday was first celebrated in the U.S. in 1792, the 300th anniversary of a historic event Columbus Day $500 J HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES 1990-02-09 #1260
It didn't become a federal holiday until 1971, though it was 1st celebrated in 1792 Columbus Day FJ HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES 1988-09-29 #934
It was 1st celebrated in the U.S. on the 300th anniversary in 1792 Columbus Day $100 J HOLIDAYS 1986-03-06 #389
October holiday which Mexicans call Dia de la Raza is celebrated in the U.S. as this Columbus Day $200 DJ HOLIDAYS 1985-11-13 #308
Italian-American's have made this their equivalent of St. Patrick's Day Columbus Day $100 J HOLIDAYS 1984-09-24 #11
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