Columbus Day: Eating, Shopping and Parking
What's open? What's closed? Why do we celebrate Columbus Day, anyway?
Columbus Day remembers Italian explorer Christopher Columbus’ long journey across the Atlantic Ocean to the “New World." The voyage was victorious when land was first spotted on Oct. 12, 1492. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt is responsible for making the day a federal holiday in 1937. The day is also considered a celebration of Italian heritage, as well as a huge shopping day. Many banks and the U.S. Postal Service are closed today in observance of the holiday. In Montgomery County, local government offices and schools are open, though libraries are closed. Ride On and trash collection services will operate as usual today. MCPS has designated Columbus Day for schools to hold open houses, so many parents who are off work may be …
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