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  2. Columbus Day - Wikipedia

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    Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas.

  3. Columbus Day 2024 ‑ Facts, Celebrations & Controversy - HISTORY

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    Columbus Day is a U.S. holiday that commemorates the landing of Christopher Columbus in the Americas in 1492, and Columbus Day 2024 occurs on Monday, October 14.

  4. Columbus Day is a national holiday in the United States that commemorates the landing of Christopher Columbus in the Americas on October 12, 1492. It is celebrated on the second Monday of October.

  5. Top 'Columbus Day' and 'Indigenous Peoples Day' Fact Checks ...

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    On the second Monday of every October, the United States celebrates Columbus Day, marking Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas in 1492. The Italian explorer has traditionally been...

  6. Origin of Columbus Day: Here's Why Americans Really Started ...

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    Christopher Columbus never set foot in the continental United States, and his journey to the Western Hemisphere occurred 284 years before the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

  7. Was Christopher Columbus a Hero or Villain? - Biography

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    Columbus Day churns up a stormy sea of controversy every year: Was Christopher Columbus a gifted navigator or reckless adventurer?

  8. Columbus Day | Britannica

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    Columbus Day commemorates the landing of Italian-born navigator Christopher Columbus in the New World—i.e., the Americason October 12, 1492. It is a federal holiday in the United States, observed on the second Monday in October.

  9. What Is the Origin and Significance of Columbus Day?

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    Columbus Day in the United States is a federal holiday which recognizes the landing of Christopher Columbus in the Americas on October 12, 1492.

  10. Christopher Columbus Day and Indigenous People's Day 2018

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    Christopher Columbus was a 15th and 16th century explorer credited for connecting the Old World (Europe, Africa, and Asia) and the New World (North America and South America).

  11. What is Columbus Day? | Britannica - Encyclopedia Britannica

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    Columbus Day is a national holiday in the United States that commemorates the landing of Christopher Columbus in the Americas on October 12, 1492. It is celebrated on the second Monday of October. Columbus was a native of Genoa, Italy, and over the years Italian Americans took up the cause of honoring his achievement.