Not exactly sure what to call today. I heard it called Columbus Day. I have heard it being called Discovers' Day. But I've also heard it called Indigenous People's Day. So which on is it?
I found this article from KHON that give a little history about the day.
It seems the first celebration of Columbus Day was on October 12, 1792 in New York to mark the 300th anniversary of Christopher Columbus arriving in America. I became a national holiday in 1937 and because of that it's still a holiday for federal workers. In 1970, they changed it from October 12 to the second Monday in October.
In 1971, the Hawaii State Legislature changed it to Discoverers' Day to honor all discoverers including Polynesian navigators. It was a state holiday until 1988.
Other places have moved to change the name of the day to Indigenous Peoples' Day because Christopher Columbus is seen as someone who did a lot of harm to indigenous people.
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