Columbus Day under President Hugo Chávez, the holiday was changed to "Día de la Resistencia Indígena" (Day of Indigenous Resistance) to commemorate the Indigenous peoples' resistance to European settlement. On October 12, 2004, a crowd of pro-government activists toppled the statue of Christopher Columbus in Caracas and sprayed allusive graffiti over its pedestal. The pro-Chávez website Aporrea wrote: "Just like the statue of Saddam in Baghdad, that of Columbus the tyrant also fell this October 12, 2004 in Caracas". The famous toppling of Saddam Hussein's statue had occurred the previous year. On September 21, 1994, Costa Rica changed the official holiday from
Columbus, Wisconsin 4.0% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over. Columbus is served by the Columbus School District, which operates an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school: The Columbus School District also covers the cost of 4-year-old kindergarten provided by four local pre-schools. Other schools in Columbus: Columbus is served by Amtrak's "Empire Builder" between Chicago and Seattle, with a train stopping at the station in each direction every day. Columbus is also served by Lamers Bus Service which provides a Connect to Madison, Wisconsin from Amtrak. The Redbud Festival occurs in May