"The benefit of all of these reckonings is not that we lose this faux hero of Columbus but that we have a reckoning with the truth," said Low, who mentioned that Ohio State recognizes Indigenous Peoples' Day. The fast moving Glass fire has burned over 1,000 acres and has destroyed homes, A villager along with a child offers prayers next to a carcass of a wild elephant that officials say was electrocuted in Rani Reserve Forest on the outskirts of Guwahati, India, The casket of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is seen in Statuary Hall in the US Capitol to lie in state in Washington, DC, An anti-government protester holds up an image of a pro-democracy commemorative plaque at a rally outside Thailand's parliament in Bangkok, as activists gathered to demand a new constitution, A whale stranded on a beach in Macquarie Harbour on the rugged west coast of Tasmania, as hundreds of pilot whales have died in a mass stranding in southern Australia despite efforts to save them, with rescuers racing to free a few dozen survivors, State civil employee candidates wearing face masks and shields take a test in Surabaya, A man sweeps at the Taj Mahal monument on the day of its reopening after being closed for more than six months due to the coronavirus pandemic, A deer looks for food in a burnt area, caused by the Bobcat fire, in Pearblossom, California, Anti-government protesters hold their mobile phones aloft as they take part in a pro-democracy rally in Bangkok. "Even though this year’s parade has been canceled due to COVID-19, we still want to perpetuate the holiday in a very respectful, yet effective way. In 2020, it will be celebrated on October 12. A Native American cultural coordinator and a pair of Italian American history scholars explain. Columbus Day, which was first celebrated in San Francisco in 1868 and became a federal holiday in 1971, is intended to honor the supposed discoverer of America, but the elevation of Columbus has always had problems. President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed Columbus Day a national holiday in 1934 – one of 10 official federal holidays. “Those kinds of conversations have really been pushed forward in recent years, to changing what students learn in classrooms and reflecting a more accurate history,” she said. And on July 1, after protests following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police in May and cries to end systemic racism, the city removed the Christopher Columbus statue outside City Hall. WTOP.com | Alexa | Google Home | WTOP App | 103.5 FM, Montgomery Co. council criticizes exec over virus aid, Montgomery County Council criticizes county executive over coronavirus aid, Arlington County working to keep mountain bikes off natural trails, Warner, Gade focus on health issues in final debate. removed the Columbus statue outside City Hall. "As much as I’m a liberal Democrat, I'm still an Italian first. The Columbus Day holiday is popularly thought of as a celebration of Italian American history and culture (even though that’s never been officially considered part of the holiday’s reason for being). Fourteen states – Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Vermont and Wisconsin – plus the District of Columbia and more than 130 cities observe Indigenous Peoples Day instead of or in addition to Columbus Day. Many prominent Italian Americans have defended the holiday, and still do. In June, Trump signed an executive order that he said would provide long prison sentences to people who tear down or vandalize statues and other historical monuments. Indigenous Peoples Day: A time for greater cultural awareness, recognition of obstacles. In July, Franklin County commissioners eliminated Columbus Day as a paid holiday for its agencies, replacing it with Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.

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