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By Cuneyt Dil On Oct 14, 2019 Last updated Oct 14, 2019

Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day. It is the first time Columbus Day has been renamed in DC, after the DC Council passed emergency legislation last Tuesday. The change took effect for 2019 when Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the bill on Friday.

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