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Definition of Columbus Day

Columbus Day
Columbus Day Co*lum"bus Day The 12th day of October, on which day in 1492 Christopher Columbus discovered America, landing on one of the Bahama Islands (probably the one now commonly called Watling Island), and naming it ``San Salvador'; -- called also Discovery Day. This day is made a legal holiday in many States of The United States.

Meaning of Columbus Day from 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...
- Columbus Day is a 2008 crime drama starring Val Kilmer, Marg Helgenberger and Wilmer Valderrama. A thief has just one morning to fix the damage done during...
- Columbus Day is a national holiday in the United States of America. Columbus Day may also refer to: Columbus Day (film), directed by Charles Burmeister...
- The Columbus Day Storm of 1962 (also known as the Big Blow, and originally, and in Canada as Typhoon Freda) was a Pacific Northwest windstorm that struck...
- Christopher Columbus (/kəˈlʌmbəs/; born between 25 August and 31 October 1451, died 20 May 1506) was an explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa...
- Columbus (/kəˈlʌmbəs/) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census po****tion of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous...
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- Between 1492 and 1504, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus led four Spanish transatlantic maritime expeditions of discovery to the Americas. These voyages...
- counter-celebration held on the same day as the U.S. federal holiday of Columbus Day, which honors Genovese-born explorer Christopher Columbus. Some people reject celebrating...
- Benjamin Harrison to institute Columbus Day as a national holiday and lobbied Congress for a national school celebration of the day. The magazine sent leaflets...