SB170 Columbus Day is said to be voted on today Columbus Day is a celebration of Italian-American heritage month, not just Columbus
Please call kaitlyn at the Senate office 801- 538-1035 The Senators are on the Senate floor and there Voice mail are full. Kaitlyn will take a message for them.Please give your vote of support to leave the name Columbus Day as is. That "Columbus Day" is the foundation for October, as Italian Heritage month in Utah.
Please call, alsoKatiemarie HarmonIntern for Senator Christensen 435-851-7457
kharmon(a)le.utah.gov
President Benjamin Harrison issued the first proclamation encouraging Americans to celebrate Columbus Day in 1892 — the 400th anniversary of Columbus’ landing in the Bahamas in 1492 — by taking the day off work to pay homage to the explorer and show “their appreciation of the great achievements of the four completed centuries of American life.”President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a proclamation making it a federal holiday in 1937, after intense lobbying by the Knights of Columbus, a fraternal benefit organization of Italians and Roman Catholics. President Nixon established the modern holiday on the second Monday in October in 1971.In many cities, Columbus Day is a celebration of Italian-American heritage, not just Columbus, so it’s no surprise that Italian-Americans are among the most vocal opponents of the shifting focus.
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