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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Columbus_DayColumbus Day - Wikipedia

    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].

  2. Oct 19, 2024 · Columbus Day is a holiday in the United States (originally observed on October 12; since 1971 observed on the second Monday in October) to commemorate the landing of Christopher Columbus on October 12, 1492, in the Americas.

  3. Jan 4, 2010 · 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. www.britannica.com › story › columbus-dayColumbus Day | Britannica

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

  5. Oct 9, 2023 · Columbus Day marks Italian explorer Christopher Columbus' landing in the New World on October 12, 1492. The holiday is celebrated on the second Monday of every October, and this year it is...

  6. Columbus Day, which is on the second Monday of October, celebrates Christopher Columbus' arrival to the Americas on October 12, 1492. This is an important date in many Italian-American communities; it is controversial in some Native American communities.

  7. Oct 11, 2024 · Columbus Day is a holiday observed in the United States on the second Monday in October. It commemorates Christopher Columbus ’s landing in the Americas on October 12, 1492. Over the years Italian Americans took up the cause of honouring the achievements of Columbus, who was a native of Genoa.

  8. Columbus Day is a national holiday in the United States, but due to inhumane actions taken by the European powers who came in waves to the Americas, several states have replaced the holiday...

  9. Columbus Day, a national holiday in many countries across the American continents, officially celebrates the anniversary of this discovery of the native lands by Columbus, on October 12, 1492. Origin of Columbus Day.

  10. facts.net › history › 50-facts-about-columbus-day50 Facts About Columbus Day

    Columbus Day, celebrated on the second Monday of October, marks the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas on October 12, 1492. This federal holiday has deep historical roots and cultural significance, especially for Italian Americans.

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