Columbus Day History

Columbus day which is on the second monday of october remembers christopher columbus arrival to the americas on october 12 1492.

Columbus day history. Columbus day has been observed on the second monday of october since 1971. Columbus day is a national holiday in many countries of the americas and elsewhere which officially celebrates the anniversary of christopher columbus s arrival in the americas on october 12 1492 julian calendar. Columbus day is a u s. Holiday that commemorates the landing of christopher columbus in the americas in 1492 and columbus day 2020 is on monday october 12.

It would have been october 21 1492 on the gregorian proleptic calendar which extends the gregorian calendar to dates prior to its adoption in 1582. Since 1971 the second monday in october to commemorate the landing of christopher columbus on october 12 1492 in the new world. Every year on the second monday of october the u s. The observance of columbus day is not without controversy however.

This holiday is controversial because the european settlement in the americas led to the demise of the history and culture of the indigenous peoples. Columbus day in the united states holiday originally october 12.