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'''Columbus Day''' is an annual federal holiday on the second Monday of October in the [[United States]], in honor of [[Christopher Columbus]].

'''Columbus Day''' is an annual federal holiday on the second Monday of October in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]], in honor of [[Christopher Columbus]]. It is celebrated by many [[North America]]ns of Italian descent.

In recent years this holiday has become increasingly under attack by liberal groups who claim Columbus' actions destroyed indigenous culture; as such it is commonly been renamed '''Indigenous Peoples' Day''' in liberal jurisdictions.  Interestingly, it is the only Federal holiday which is not also a state holiday in conservative [[Texas]].

In recent years this holiday has become increasingly under attack by liberal groups who claim Columbus' actions destroyed indigenous culture; as such it is commonly been renamed '''Indigenous Peoples' Day''' in liberal jurisdictions.  Interestingly, it is the only Federal holiday which is not also a state holiday in conservative [[Texas]].