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Christopher Columbus (Italian: Cristoforo Colombo), posthumous portrait by Ridolfo Ghirlandaio, c. 1520. The first Columbus Day celebration took place on October 12, 1792, when the Columbian Order of New York, better known as Tammany Hall, held an event to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the historic landing. [6]
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed Columbus Day as a national holiday in 1934 (originally observed on October 12) to commemorate the landing of explorer Christopher Columbus in the ...
last Sunday in September: Gold Star Mother's Day; 1st Monday in October: Child Health Day; October 6: German-American Day; 2nd Monday in October: Columbus Day [16] October 9: Leif Erikson Day; October 11: General Pulaski Memorial Day; October 15: White Cane Safety Day; October 24: United Nations Day; November 9: World Freedom Day; November 11 ...
Columbus Day celebrates the day Christopher Columbus landed in what would become North America in 1492. In 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt marked Oct. 12 as a national holiday. It was moved ...
The second Monday of October marks Columbus Day and Indigenous People's Day, here is what to know about the history of Columbus Day.
October 12 is the 285th day of the year ... Greek politician (d. 2011) 1925 – Denis Lazure, ... (see also October 8): Columbus Day (Honduras) ...
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.