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Columbus Day became a national holiday in 1934, designated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It has been observed as a federal holiday on the second Monday of October since 1971.
Columbus Day commemorates explorer Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492. Columbus, an Italian explorer leading a Spanish exploration, landed in the Americas in 1492.
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. He went ashore at Guanahaní, an island in the Bahamas, on October 12, 1492 [OS].
Columbus Day, also called Indigenous Peoples Day, may be a federal holiday, but it's also one of the nation's most inconsistently celebrated days, according to Pew Research. Even though the event ...
Indigenous Peoples' Day, which coincides with the federal Columbus Day holiday, falls on Oct. 14 this year.
Christopher Columbus [b] (/ k ə ˈ l ʌ m b ə s /; [2] between 25 August and 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italian [3] [c] explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa [3] [4] who completed four Spanish-based voyages across the Atlantic Ocean sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and colonization of the Americas.
Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus (1996) is a science fiction novel by American writer Orson Scott Card, the first in a proposed Pastwatch series. The book's focus is the life and activities of explorer Christopher Columbus. Much of the action deals with a group of scientists from the future who travel back to the 15th century ...
Indigenous Peoples’ Day, also known as Columbus Day, happens every October on the month's second Monday. This US federal holiday will fall on Monday, October 14, this year.