Columbus Day

Your Turn: Parades

Posted 03.09.2012

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We live on the park in New York, where there seems to be a parade at least a few times a month, for every nationality that there is. Have you ever mar...

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Before and After 1492

Alyson Renaldo | Posted 12.14.2011

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Alyson Renaldo

This passed Monday I breathed an uncomfortable sigh seeing my neighborhood banking institutions 'closed in observance of Columbus day.'

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Principal Bans Halloween Costumes, Says Holiday Is 'Problematic'

Posted 12.14.2011

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A Massachusetts elementary school principal has lashed out against traditional American holidays, banning costumes in school for Halloween and telling...

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Protesters In Training: Kids 'Occupy Wall Street'

Posted 12.11.2011

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Rather than spend their day off hanging out with friends or watching television, a few dozen children crafted signs and fervently waved them at Occupy...

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The Real Christopher Columbus

Carolita Johnson | Posted 12.10.2011

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Carolita Johnson

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St. Ursula And The Virgins Of The Caribbean

Bob Schulman | Posted 12.10.2011

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Bob Schulman

Christopher Columbus was cruising around the eastern Caribbean in 1493 when he spotted a bunch of islands so pristine he named the lovely dots in the blue-green waters "Las Virgenes."

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I Don't Have To Celebrate Columbus

Vito de la Cruz | Posted 12.10.2011

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Vito de la Cruz

Of course, I understand, as I type this piece on my laptop, that Columbus' exposure of the New World made exploration inevitable and that we are who we are today, in large part because he triggered that European curiosity. But, I don't have to celebrate the man, his misdeeds, or his arrogant, short-sighted waste of human life.

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Andrew Burmon

VIDEO: Columbus As Explorer And World-Class Jerk

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrew Burmon | Posted 12.10.2011

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Christopher Columbus's life is proof that the process of discovery doesn't begin or end with landfall. Columbus didn't go looking for a new world and,...

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Weekend Track Work Will Close Green And Yellow Line Stations

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.05.2011

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WASHINGTON -- For all those planning on using Metrorail over the upcoming three-day Columbus Day weekend, be aware that major track switch reconstruct...

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Happy (or Not so Happy) Columbus Day to us All!

Alison Owings | Posted 12.03.2011

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Alison Owings

If there is a single individual in history more disliked by Native Americans than George Armstrong Custer and Andrew Jackson, it is Christopher Columbus.

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The Original Columbus Day: Where The Admiral Sailed

Posted 12.03.2011

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Columbus Day is almost upon us and -- aside from debates about the holiday's political correctness -- it makes a wonderful time to celebrate travel. A...

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Dolores Huerta: Organizing Is the Only Answer

Eduardo Barraza | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eduardo Barraza

Organizer and Chicano Movement icon Dolores Huerta speaks about the recent decision of the University of Texas at El Paso to cancel the observation of the Cesar Chavez Day.

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Abandoned By The Media, The Fisherman Of The Gulf Coast Struggle Along

Rocky Kistner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rocky Kistner

The media has gone AWOL. Last week at a meeting in Buras, LA, fishermen gathered to talk about ways to show the public the oil is not gone. They felt abandoned and desperate.

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Columbus Day Parade 2010 In New York (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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The 81st annual Columbus Day Parade took place in the streets of NYC today. The parade, the world's largest Italian-American celebration, took place ...

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Is There Mail On Columbus Day 2010? List Of USPS Holidays

Posted 05.25.2011

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Columbus Day 2010 is one of 10 official post office holidays, meaning mail will not be delivered today and post offices will be closed. Many banks are...

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Are Banks Open On Columbus Day?

Posted 05.25.2011

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A popular question today according to search trends and Q&A forums: Are banks open on Columbus Day? The answer in most cases is no. Most banks are ...

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Columbus Day 2010

Posted 05.25.2011

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Today is Columbus Day 2010 -- a day when Americans celebrate the man who allegedly discovered America. Nearly 500 years after Columbus sailed the ocea...

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Columbus Day? True Legacy: Cruelty and Slavery

Eric Kasum | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eric Kasum

Why do we honor a man who, if he were alive today, would almost certainly be sitting on Death Row awaiting execution?

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The Letter That Announced a New World: Revisiting the Roots of Columbus Day

The New York Public Library | Posted 05.25.2011

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The New York Public Library

Christopher Columbus may not have been able to Tweet news of his first voyage to the New World, but his reports on the 1492-93 expedition reached readers in Europe fairly quickly.

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Top 10 Reasons Christopher Columbus Kicks Ass (PHOTOS)

James Napoli | Posted 05.25.2011

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James Napoli

This dude had a whole damn fleet of sweet rides. Man, they were like the Lincoln Navigators of the sea!

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It's October; Let's Work!

Richard Laermer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Richard Laermer

Here we are, in one of two months where we are actually supposed to work. Funny, right? No. Not really. This is the true month of our discontent. We ...

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Columbus Day Parade: Photo Roundup!

Posted 05.25.2011

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More than 35,000 marchers turned out for New York's 65th Annual Columbus Day Parade today. The parade is the world's largest and featured such lumi...

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It's Columbus Day! Does Anyone Care?

Wall Street Journal | CONOR DOUGHERTY and SUDEEP REDDY | Posted 05.25.2011

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The tradition of honoring Christopher Columbus for sailing the ocean blue in 1492 is facing rougher seas than the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria....

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On Columbus Day: Senate Apology Should Be Followed With Action

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sarah van Gelder

It's hard for a country to change its founding mythology, but the U.S. Senate has taken an important step towards accomplishing that by approving an apology to Native Americans.

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Denver Columbus Day Parade Still On Despite Hoax

AP | KRISTEN WYATT | Posted 05.25.2011

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DENVER — A Denver parade in honor of Christopher Columbus is on – despite a phony e-mail that circulated Thursday saying the downtown cele...

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