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When did we stop celebrating Christopher Columbus Day?

October 12, 2015 by Sandra Fernandez Leave a Comment

It’s still a federal holiday, so there are many federal employees off today. There are banks closed today. There are (some) schools out today. October 12th or the closest Monday to it is still observed as Christopher Columbus Day … so when did we stop celebrating it? I have memories from when I was a […]

Filed Under: Blog, From the Editors Tagged With: Christopher Columbus, holidays, Sandra Fernandez

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