![]() ![]() With this voyage, he intended to establish a western sea route to Asian islands near China and India, famed for gold and spices.Īlthough his destination lay in the East, he traveled toward the West because he believed that the Earth was round so he would eventually travel the entire world and reach his destination. He set out on his first exploratory voyage on August 3, 1492, with the backing of the King and Queen of Spain. Columbus' VoyagesĬhristopher Columbus was the son of a wool weaver who was born sometime in 1451 in Genoa, Italy. The 2023 Columbus Day Celebration marks the 531st year since Columbus's first historic voyage. In most of those cities, the day is known as National Indigenous Peoples Day. Therefore, in those states, it is not a day off and many shops and businesses remain open. However, not all schools and post offices are closed for the day, so it is best to check beforehand. It is a federal holiday, so most banks and government offices are closed. CNN Sans ™ & © 2016 Cable News Network.Columbus Day takes place on the second Monday of October. 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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