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Philly removes box covering controversial Christopher Columbus statue

PHILADELPHIA — Complying with a court order, the City of Philadelphia late Sunday night removed the plywood box that has concealed the statue of Christopher Columbus in South Philadelphia's Marconi Park for 2 1/2 years.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Box around Christopher Columbus statue in Philly must be removed, court rules

PHILADELPHIA — The plywood box enclosing the statue of Christopher Columbus in South Philadelphia’s Marconi Park must be removed by the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled Friday.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphia ordered to remove box covering Columbus statue

Philadelphia is being ordered to remove the plywood box it placed over a statue of Christopher Columbus after 2020 protests over racial injustice

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Virginia education agency proposes new history standards in public schools

The Virginia Department of Education proposed new standards on November 11, 2022, that aim to provide guidance to the state’s public schools on the Glenn Youngkin administration’s (R) preferred approaches to teaching Virginia and U.S. history.

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Researchers in Galicia open 15th-century tomb to test Columbus link theory

Explorer is generally believed to have been born in Italy in 1451 but some argue he was in fact born in Spain

The Guardian - UK

When is the next US federal holiday in 2022?

The list of US federal holidays is made up of 11 days of significance that Americans recognise and celebrate

The Independent UK

What makes someone Indigenous?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

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What is a blood moon and when can you see the next one in 2026?

A blood moon, or total lunar eclipse, turns the moon red — here's what causes it and when to see the next one

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When is the next US federal holiday in 2022?

The list of US federal holidays is made up of 11 days of significance that Americans recognise and celebrate

The Independent UK

When is the next US federal holiday in 2022?

The list of US federal holidays is made up of 11 days of significance that Americans recognise and celebrate

The Independent UK

Turn up the heat — chili peppers linked to health benefits

Color is important in choosing the most flavorful dried chili peppers.

Chicago Sun-Times

Tell the full story about Abe Lincoln and the execution of 38 Dakota men

The military commission in charge of the matter, looking to crush the Sioux, sentenced 303 men to death. Lincoln spared 265 of them.

Chicago Sun-Times

Kimmel on Columbus: ‘like if Trump had been born in the 1400s’

Late-night hosts discuss Christopher Columbus and Donald Trump admitting he knew it was illegal to take documents to Mar-a-Lago

The Guardian - US

Abraham Lincoln statue in Lincoln Park vandalized

Anonymous group seeking to draw attention to Indigenous Peoples’ Day claims credit for pouring paint on the ‘Standing Lincoln,’ calling the 16th president ‘a colonizer.’

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Columbus Day parade marks 70th year on march through Chicago

The parade returns to its pre-pandemic size and welcomes Italian-American and other cultural groups in a celebration of the immigrant experience in the Americas.

Chicago Sun-Times

Columbus Day arrives, and still no Columbus statues

In August, the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans demanded that Columbus statues be returned to Grant and Arrigo parks by Columbus Day and protected at city expense. It didn’t happen, but the two sides are talking.

The Independent UK

Box covering Columbus statue sports colors of Italian flag

A statue of Christopher Columbus in Philadelphia remains hidden by a plywood box while its fate is decided in the courts, but the box has now been painted with the colors of the Italian flag

The Independent UK

Indigenous People’s Day: Why many Americans celebrate it instead of Columbus Day

The holiday was created in reaction to the atrocities carried out by Columbus and European settlers against Native American people in the Americas

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The Independent UK

US federal holidays 2022: Is Indigenous Peoples’ Day a national holiday?

The list of US federal holidays is made up of 11 days of significance that Americans recognise and celebrate

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Forget Columbus — the church was worse

Christopher Columbus was a criminal. But the vicious Catholic doctrine that empowered him has never been revoked

The Independent UK

Is Indigenous Peoples’ Day a national holiday? List of 2022 US federal holidays

The list of US federal holidays is made up of 11 days of significance that Americans recognise and celebrate

Chicago Sun-Times

I’m an educator. Our schools must teach students the whole truth about Columbus.

When my high school students discussed what they learned in elementary school, their depiction — of a heroic Columbus discovering America — mirrored what I learned some 30 years ago.

Tribune News Service

Judge rules Pittsburgh free to remove Christopher Columbus statue from Schenley Park

An Allegheny County judge declared that Pittsburgh officials are free to remove from Schenley Park the divisive Christopher Columbus statue, the central figure in a years-long legal battle pitting history against itself.

The Conversation

Seven times people discovered the Americas – and how they got there

When Columbus landed in 1492, the Americas had been settled for tens of thousands of years. He wasn’t the first person to discover the continent. Instead, his discovery was the last of many discoveries.

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: We’re smart enough as a city to leave Christopher Columbus alone

If Mayor Lori Lightfoot were to follow the recent recommendations of the Chicago Monuments Project Advisory Committee and excise Christopher Columbus permanently from Grant Park, logic dictates that she should then immediately rename Columbus Drive. After all, a prominent city street is etched in the public consciousness far more than…

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