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2022 Date | 10 October 2022 |
2023 Date | 9 October 2023 |
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![]() Columbus Day HistoryColumbus Day is the celebration of Christopher Columbus’ discovery of the Americas on October 12, 1492. Christopher Columbus was an Italian-born explorer who discovered the Americas for the Spanish King in 1492. King Ferdinand of Spain sponsored the expedition west in the hopes of sailing to India. In August of 1492, Columbus set off into the Atlantic with three ships, the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria. Two months later he would set foot on the Bahamas and establish settlements on Hispaniola Island, now Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Upon his return to Spain, he spoke of gold in the New World and thus the Americas were opened up for European colonization. In 1937, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared October 12th every year as Columbus Day. In the US, Columbus Day is celebrated by all US states except for Hawaii, South Dakota, and Alaska. Columbus Day occurs annually on the second Monday of October. Top Tweets for Columbus Day -Updated
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Columbus Day References and Related Siteswww.opm.gov: US Office of Personnel Management Library of Congress: 1492, An Ongoing Voyage Presidential Proclamation: Columbus Day, 2015 |
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