Columbus Day: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invalidated site: United States Department of State - American English - Columbus Day. | Jul 15, 2026 | ||
| Added cross-reference to List of Federal Holidays in the United States. | Jan 25, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Northern Michigan University - Should We Celebrate Columbus Day? (PDF). | Sep 19, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Why NOT to celebrate Columbus Day. | Jun 12, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR - Columbus Day Or Indigenous Peoples' Day? | Mar 20, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Mar 17, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: College of the Holy Cross - Columbus Day: 1892, Not 1492. | Feb 06, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States Department of State - American English - Columbus Day. | Dec 11, 2024 | ||
| Revised to mention the 1891 lynching of 11 Italian Americans and its impact on the proclamation of Columbus Day as a national holiday in 1892. | Oct 09, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: U.S. Embassy in Switzerland and Liechtenstein - Columbus Day. | Apr 26, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Geographic - History - Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples� Day? How the holiday has been shaped by oppression. | Jan 25, 2024 | ||
| Added cross-reference. | Oct 06, 2023 | ||
| Media added. | Oct 06, 2022 | ||
| Date of holiday added. | Aug 10, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Library of Congress - Columbus Day. | Feb 14, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia - Columbus Day. | Feb 14, 2022 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Mar 15, 2021 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Oct 05, 2020 | ||
| Added “Indigenous Peoples' Day” as an alternate title. | Sep 10, 2020 | ||
| Media added. | Jul 16, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS LearningMedia - Columbus Day. | Feb 17, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: USA for Kids - Columbus Day. | Oct 21, 2016 | ||
| Deleted photograph. | Sep 05, 2013 | ||
| Added new Web site: History.com - Columbus Day. | Apr 21, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Apr 04, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Jun 06, 2003 | ||
| New article added. | Oct 25, 2002 |
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