Most people have Halloween on their minds during October, but there are two holidays — Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day — that happen first, and both on the same date.

Columbus Day has been a national holiday since 1937 to celebrate the contributions of Italian-Americans. However, a growing number of people have advocated Indigenous People should be recognized instead, citing Italian explorer Christopher Columbus' use of violence and slavery to subjugate the native people he encountered after landing in the Americas in 1492.

Although the Biden administration issued a proclamation calling Indigenous Peoples Day a federally recognized holiday alongside Columbus Day , it remains doubtful President Donald Trump will acknowledge it.

In April, Trump made a social medi

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