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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]], in honor of [[Christopher Columbus]]. | ||
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Revision as of 04:06, February 18, 2018
Columbus Day is an annual federal holiday on the second Monday of October in the United States, in honor of Christopher Columbus.
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.