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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. Columbus went ashore at Guanahaní, an island in the Bahamas, on October 12, 1492.
6 giorni fa · Columbus Day for the year 2017 is celebrated/ observed on Monday, October 9th. Columbus Day is on the second Monday of October. It marks the anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival to America on October 12, 1492.
- Columbus Day
- Second Monday in October
- Federal Holiday
9 ott 2017 · Il Columbus Day è stato istituito ufficialmente nel 1937 e celebra la scoperta del Nuovo Mondo da parte di Cristoforo Colombo il 12 ottobre del 1492. Da tradizione viene festeggiato ogni secondo lunedì di ottobre ma molte città statunitensi hanno deciso di cancellare la ricorrenza.
Learn about the history and celebration of Columbus Day, a holiday commemorating Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas in 1492. Find out when it is observed in 2017 and in other years.
5 ott 2017 · This year marks the 525th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's first Transatlantic expedition, a voyage that the Italian explorer expected would take him to Asia. Instead, his crew sighted land...
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9 ott 2017 · Under president Franklin D. Roosevelt, Columbus Day was made a federal holiday in 1934, his advocacy capping more than a century of fibs and fabrications about the explorer who never made it to...
12 ott 2020 · Columbus Day has become one of the more controversial holidays in the US. A number of cities across America have already swapped it for Indigenous Peoples' Day.
