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Columbus Day, the second Monday in October, is one of the most inconsistently celebrated U.S. holidays. It’s one of 11 official federal holidays, which means federal workers get a paid day off and there’s no mail delivery. Because federal offices will be closed, so will most banks and the bond markets that trade in U.S. government debt. The stock m...

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ABC7, Chicago's most watched television station, is celebrating the city's vibrant Italian American community with the broadcast of the 70th Annual Columbus Day Parade. The live event is hosted by ABC7 sports reporter and Windy City Weekend host Ryan Chiaverini, reporter Liz Nagy and meteorologist Greg Dutra reporting all the festivities from the s...

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Binghamton's 64th Annual Columbus Day Parade and Italian Festival is on Monday, October 9th. Mayor Jared Kraham was joined by members of Binghamton's Italian-American community, Italian Exchange students and members of Union-Endicott High School's Italian Club.  The festival kicks off at 9 a.m. with a flag raising outside City Hall, followed by the...

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The public spoke out at the Massachusetts State House on Tuesday on legislation to change the name of the state Columbus Day holiday to Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Many of those who spoke included sixth graders from Amherst made their way to the Boston to testify. The renaming of Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day across the commonwealth is a con...

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Columbus Citizens Foundation is proud to announce Beth Paretta as Grand Marshal of the largest parade celebrating Italian American heritage in the United States.  Ms. Paretta, the founder of Paretta Autosport, has broken barriers in the field of auto racing and has made a special commitment to STEM Education for Girls.  She is the first female dire...

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An annual Columbus Day and Italian Heritage parade will return to Nutley and Belleville for 2023. According to a news release from Nutley Township, the parade will kick off at Belleville High School at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 8. The parade route will travel along Joralemon Street, turn at Franklin Avenue, and continue to the Nutley Park Oval. The...

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The City Council of New Orleans awarded a grant of $10,000.00 to a Committee of Fifty appointed by the mayor that purchased Winchester rifles to conduct the massacre. In 2019, Mayor Cantrell acknowledged the role the City Government of New Orleans played in the massacre and recognized the contributions of Italians to the city of New Orleans. The ev...

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The upcoming annual Columbus Day parade in the Morris Park section of the Bronx is set to honor a local advocate who has given back to her community through hard work, dedication and even some humor. This Sunday’s parade, along Morris Park Avenue, will highlight longtime Bronxite Louise Delucia as the parade’s deputy grand marshal. DeLucia will ser...

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All things Italian will take center stage this weekend in Seaside Heights, as the borough hosts the annual Italian Festival and Ocean County Columbus Day Parade. The Italian Festival will be held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday on Grant Avenue, and will feature food, music, crafts and performances by an Italian folkloric group, Citta' dei Trulli, a...

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In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue. A year later the legendary explorer wrote an astounding letter announcing his discovery of America. Now a rare Latin translation of that letter will be offered for auction by Christies, 530 years later, in a sale expected to fetch up to $1.5 million. In the original letter, written after his return to Europe,...

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