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Columbus Day
Columbus Day is a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus.
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Has the new york stock exchange ever been closed on Columbus Day?
The New York Stock Exchange will remain open for Columbus Day. The NYSE will close or did close for nine days in 2014 (New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Washington's Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day). The NYSE closes early on Independence Day Eve, the friday following Thanksgiving Day and on Christmas Eve Day.
What do you celebrate on Columbus Day?
Sadly, here in the United States the Columbus Day is not celebrated because "minorities" get offended. They claim that Columbus was wrong in coming to America, therefore, we should not celebrate his day. Most of these people include Indians, blacks, and SOME Hispanics (Not all Hispanics, I am Hispanic and I respect Columbus and think that we should celebrate his Day) and there are many more Hispanics who think like me.
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Columbus brought many hardships to the natives. Rape, disease, and untold horrors. As many people have came to realize over the years, he was not the first to discover America...maybe he was the only one documented officially by some high priest or governmental body. Why celebrate a day of the start of many problems for those who were unlucky enough to have met those people? Maybe we should celebrate the accomplishment and not the actual person. I've had discussions about this before to rename the day "Discovery" or something and not after the man who did so many things to the native people
Are banks open on monday Columbus Day?
In the time it took you to type this questions, you could have called your bank and found out directly from them. Okay.....What's their phone number?
In the time it took you to type this answer you could have just said YES or NO the the QUESTION! Okay........Whats your problem?
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Is Columbus Day considered a business day?
Columbus Day is recognized as a federal holiday in the United States, which means that federal government offices are closed. However, many businesses, especially in the retail and service sectors, may remain open. Therefore, while it is not a federal business day for government entities, it can still be considered a business day for many private companies.
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Why has September 17th been declared Constitution Day?
September 17th,1787 was the day the Constitution emerged from the Philadelphia convention. You can read all about the Constitution and it's concept in "The Federalist Papers".
Can papers be notarized on Columbus Day in New York?
Yes, if you can locate a notary public willing to notarize your papers on that day.
How will rising price affect in modern living?
Rising price will affect the poor people badly.They may have to stand starving and hunger for so many days if the price of food materials increases.They may have to keep their bodies rent for someone which allows others for sex.
Why South Carolina is called the Palmetto State?
The palmetto is a short, pretty, welll-shaped, broad-topped palm tree very common along the South Carolina coast. It's the state tree and on the state flag.
SC is called the Palmettto State because of the prevalence of these trees in the coastal regions and because of the palmetto's role in repelling a British attempt to seize Charleston Harbor (called Charles Towne Harbor then) during the American Revolution.
Charleston was the major and richest city of the southern United States and control of its harbor, then the second biggest port of the new nation, was critical to the patriots' cause. Charleston could not be allowed to fall or the fight could be over in the south before it had hardly begun.
When the South Carolinians learned of the British approach, they hastily built a new fort on Sullivan's Island, past which the fleet must pass to enter the harbor and the city. From here the defenders would fire their cannon on the enemy ships and block their passage.
The fort was constructed of Palmetto trees, which stood in abundance in the area, shortening the time necessary to get building materials. Even so, when the British navy arrived, the fort was so incomplete that it didn't even yet have a rear wall. Worse, the defenders were very low on ammo, but even in compensating for the ammo shortage, the palmetto log walls at the front and sides of the fort played a part.
The British ships pounded the fort relentlessly all day with their cannon and could come in dangerously close, because the South Carolinians, having to preserve their ammo, fired only to drive the ships back when they were at close range. The SC flag was shot down again and again, but each time a Sgt William Jasper returned it under fire, to show SC defiance and refusal to surrender.
In spite of the close range, the British naval guns couldn't destroy the fort, because the palmetto walls were strong, but soft and spongy. They absorbed the beating, rather than being blown to bits as most wood, brick, or stone would have been, and held hour after hour under the furious assault.
Eventually, the British saw they couldn't succeed, that their naval guns couldn't destroy the simple wood fort, and at dusk they withdrew and retreated.
Charleston remained free for several more years - thanks to the palmetto - giving time for the new nation to get on its military feet with an army that would eventually win and send the British home.
What is the difference between customs and traditions?
Traditions are those processes that are given to new generations by old generations.It (tradition)exists for a long time,while customs are very short processes that are made & finished.
Is NYSE open on Presidents day?
Yes it's open
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How do you say Columbus Day in spanish?
Colon dia (the capitol o in colOn has a line above it)
It's actually Día de Colón
Many countries in the New World and elsewhere celebrate the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas, which occurred on October 12, 1492 in the Julian calendar and October 21, 1492 in the modern Gregorian calendar, as an official holiday. The day is celebrated as Columbus Day in the United States, as Día de la Raza (Day of the Race) in many countries in Latin America, as Día de las Culturas(Day of the Cultures) in Costa Rica, as Discovery Day in The Bahamas, as Día de la Hispanidad (Spanish Day) and National Day in Spain, and as Día de la Resistencia Indígena (Day of Indigenous Resistance) in Venezuela. These holidays have been celebrated unofficially since the late 18th century, and officially in various countries since the early 20th century.
Columbus Day became an official state holiday in Colorado in 1905. It became a federal holiday in 1970. People have ritually remembered Columbus beginning at least in the Colonial period. In 1792, New York City and other eastern U.S. cities celebrated the 300th anniversary of his landing in the New World. In 1892, President Benjamin Harrison called upon the people of the United States to celebrate Columbus Day on the 400th anniversary of the event. During the 400 year anniversary in 1892, teachers, preachers, poets and politicians used Columbus Day rituals to teach ideals of patriotism. These patriotic rituals were framed around themes such as support for war, citizenship boundaries, the importance of obedience to the nation, and celebrating social change as progress.
Catholic immigration in the mid-nineteenth century induced discrimination from anti-immigrant activists such as the Ku Klux Klan. Like many other struggling immigrant communities, Catholics developed organizations to fight discrimination and provide insurance for the struggling immigrants. The organization, the Knights of Columbus, chose Columbus as the masthead to symbolize their rights to citizenship: one of their own, a fellow Catholic, had discovered America.
Some Italian-Americans observe Columbus Day as a celebration of their heritage, the first occasion being in New York City on October 12, 1866. Columbus Day was first popularized as a holiday in the United States through the lobbying of Angelo Noce, a first generation Italian, in Denver. The first official non-centennial Columbus Day was decreed by Colorado governor Jesse F. McDonald in 1905 and made state law in 1907.
Since 1971, the holiday has been commemorated in the U.S. on the second Monday in October, the same day as Thanksgiving in neighboring Canada. It is generally observed today by banks, the bond market, the U.S. Postal Service and other federal agencies, most state government offices, and some school districts; however, most businesses and stock exchanges remain open.
Is Columbus Day a holiday in Nevada?
No, Columbus Day is not a state holiday in Nevada, however banks and federal offices observe the day as a Federal Holiday.
When is Columbus Day in the US?
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