Los Angeles removes the bronze statue of Christopher Columbus from Grand Park.
South Dakota becomes the first state to make Indigenous People’s Day an official holiday.
Columbus Day Became a Federal Holiday under President Roosevelt’s administration.
Cherokee Admiral Joseph J. “Jocko” Clark rose to command the U.S. Seventh Fleet during the Korean War, making him the most powerful war chief in American Indian history.
Charles Curtis serves as the first U.S. Vice President of Native American descent under President Herbert Hoover.
