Columbus Day – October 9th
- Columbus Day Parade: https://www.timeout.com/newyork/columbus-day
- The Columbus Day Parade is one of the biggest NYC events in October. An expected 35,000 people will participate.
- October 9th, 2017 at 11am. Will be held from 47th to 72nd St on 5th Ave.
- Los Angeles Cancels Columbus Day – http://nypost.com/2017/08/31/los-angeles-will-no-longer-celebrate-columbus-day/
- The Los Angeles City Council voted 14-1 on Wednesday to officially mark the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day on the city’s calendar.
- With the change, Los Angeles joins a growing list of places that have already replaced Columbus Day — first recognized as a federal holiday in 1937 — with Indigenous Peoples Day, including Alaska, Vermont, Seattle, Albuquerque, San Francisco and Denver. Most recently, the Bangor City Council in Maine voted to rename the holiday.
- Columbus Day: A controversial commemoration – http://www.dw.com/en/columbus-day-a-controversial-commemoration/a-40933041
- There is stil alto of debate around wether or not Columbus Day is a proper and politically correct holiday.
- Protests and outbreak is occurring as a result.
