The first celebration of Columbus’s landing in the New World occurred in 1792. It kicked off a significant connection between the Old World and the New World. On October 12, 1492, Columbus landed on a small island in the Bahamas, convinced that he had reached his destination of Asia. Although he was not the first European to come across the Americas (Vikings, among others, had visited before), his journey sparked enthusiasm for European exploration of the hemisphere. However, many believed that such a westward journey was impossible. Columbus, an Italian, was convinced otherwise and persuaded King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain to sponsor his exploration and search for riches. People assumed a ship traveling west from Europe would sail clear through to Asia. In Christopher Columbus’ day, scholars knew already that the world was round the fact dated from the ancient Greeks. In 2023, Columbus Day will be observed on Monday, October 9. This means that the date changes from year to year. CNN Sans ™ & © 2016 Cable News Network.Columbus Day is observed on the second Monday in October each year. Market holidays and trading hours provided by Copp Clark Limited. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices Copyright S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and/or its affiliates. Standard & Poor’s and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Chicago Mercantile: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. US market indices are shown in real time, except for the S&P 500 which is refreshed every two minutes. Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account Government buildings will be closed on Monday because of the federal holiday, including the DMV, libraries and government offices. Make sure to check with local retailers to see if they will be observing the holiday. Major retailers and grocers will be open tomorrow, including Walmart, Target and other major chains. However, all FedEx services will be operating, including Express and Ground shipping. The United States Postal Service will be closed and will not deliver mail or packages. The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will be operating. The nation’s two largest banks, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase will not be open on Monday. Though many banks will be closed, some – notably TD Bank – will remain open. And as of 2021, more than 130 cities replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous People’s Day. Some states officially celebrate Indigenous People’s Day and others commemorate it through proclamations. President Joe Biden formally recognized Indigenous People’s Day last year by signing a proclamation stating that Federal policies “systematically sought to assimilate and displace Native people and eradicate Native cultures.” The federal holiday is always celebrated the second Monday of October. Columbus Day, and now Indigenous People’s Day, will be observed on Monday, October 10 this year, and while some will have the day off from work or school, others may wonder what errands they can run or what movies to see.
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