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Columbus Day, holiday commemorating Christopher Columbus's discovery of America. It has been traditionally celebrated on Oct. 12 throughout most of the United States, parts of Canada, and in several of the Latin American republics. In the United States, however, since the observation in 1971 of the Uniform Holiday Act, it is celebrated on the Monday nearest to Oct. 12. |
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And while in Berkeley last March, I couldn't help but stare incredulously at a parking meter which denoted Columbus Day as ``Indigenous People's Day. Sales for the two bedroom two bath units are expected to be brisk with initial test marketing to begin this Columbus day, 2004. Whatever, Columbus Day is a federal holiday and banks and many government offices will be closed. |
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