/tags/columbus-day columbus day en-US Copyright Mon, 06 Jul 2020 12:43:28 GMT /wksu-stories/2020-07-06/akron-eliminates-columbus-day-establishes-welcoming-month-starting-in-2021 Akron City Council has wrapped up a three-year long process to do away with Columbus Day . Beginning in 2021 because of the pandemic, the city will... Mon, 06 Jul 2020 12:43:28 GMT /wksu-stories/2020-07-06/akron-eliminates-columbus-day-establishes-welcoming-month-starting-in-2021 Jennifer Conn /news-partners/2019-10-14/columbus-day-or-indigenous-peoples-day More and more places in the United States are dropping Columbus Day in favor of Indigenous Peoples' Day, but the shift isn't happening without some pushback. Mon, 14 Oct 2019 09:01:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-10-14/columbus-day-or-indigenous-peoples-day Leila Fadel /news-partners/2019-02-08/sandusky-ohio-makes-election-day-a-paid-holiday-by-swapping-out-columbus-day Officials have been "thinking a lot about voter access and democracy," says City Manager Eric Wobser, "and so we thought it was a really natural switch." Fri, 08 Feb 2019 23:03:17 GMT /news-partners/2019-02-08/sandusky-ohio-makes-election-day-a-paid-holiday-by-swapping-out-columbus-day Laurel Wamsley /news/2018-10-08/columbus-skips-columbus-day-will-close-veterans-day-instead The largest city named for Christopher Columbus has called off its observance of the divisive holiday that honors the explorer, making a savvy move to tie… Mon, 08 Oct 2018 13:15:15 GMT /news/2018-10-08/columbus-skips-columbus-day-will-close-veterans-day-instead Julie Carr Smyth /wvxu-stories/2018-10-05/cincinnati-to-recognize-columbus-day-as-indigenous-peoples-day The Queen City is giving Columbus Day a makeover. Fri, 05 Oct 2018 16:51:38 GMT /wvxu-stories/2018-10-05/cincinnati-to-recognize-columbus-day-as-indigenous-peoples-day Jennifer Merritt /news/2017-09-12/akron-city-council-rejects-indigenous-peoples-day-proposal The Akron City Council has voted to kill a resolution that would have changed Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day.The Akron Beacon Journal reports the… Tue, 12 Sep 2017 14:08:44 GMT /news/2017-09-12/akron-city-council-rejects-indigenous-peoples-day-proposal /news/2017-08-28/akron-considers-replacing-columbus-day-with-indigenous-peoples-day A measure being introduced in Akron City Council next month could remove the federal Columbus Day holiday and replace it with Indigenous Peoples’… Mon, 28 Aug 2017 16:45:06 GMT /news/2017-08-28/akron-considers-replacing-columbus-day-with-indigenous-peoples-day Kabir Bhatia /news/2017-08-22/city-of-oberlin-replaces-columbus-day-with-indigenous-peoples-day The city of Oberlin, southwest of Cleveland, will celebrate the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples' Day instead of the federally recognized… Tue, 22 Aug 2017 15:35:16 GMT /news/2017-08-22/city-of-oberlin-replaces-columbus-day-with-indigenous-peoples-day /classical-101/2015-10-07/classical-101-celebrates-christopher-columbus-the-first-nations-and-local-musicians On August 3rd, 1492, Christopher Columbus led three ships out of the Spanish port of Palos in an attempt to sail westward toward the West Indies for gold,… Wed, 07 Oct 2015 13:50:48 GMT /classical-101/2015-10-07/classical-101-celebrates-christopher-columbus-the-first-nations-and-local-musicians Kylie Harwell