Columbus Day first became an official state holiday in Colorado in 1906, and became a federal holiday

in 1937. However, people have celebrated Columbus's voyage since the

colonial period. In 1792, New York City and other U.S. cities celebrated

the 300th anniversary of his landing in the New World. In 1892,

President Benjamin Harrison

called upon the people of the United States to celebrate Columbus Day

on the 400th anniversary of the event. During the four hundredth

anniversary, in 1892, teachers, preachers, poets and politicians used

Columbus Day rituals to teach ideals of patriotism. These patriotic

rituals were framed around themes such as support for war, citizenship

boundaries, the importance of loyalty to the nation, and celebrating

social progress.[1]

Catholic immigration in the mid-19th century induced discrimination from anti-immigrant activists such as the Ku Klux Klan.

Like many other struggling immigrant communities, Catholics developed

organizations to fight discrimination and provide insurance for the

struggling immigrants. One such organization, the Knights of Columbus,

chose that name in part because it saw Christopher Columbus as a

fitting symbol of Catholic immigrants' right to citizenship: one of

their own, a fellow Catholic, had discovered America.[1]

Some Italian-Americans observe Columbus Day as a celebration of their heritage, the first occasion being in New York City on October 12, 1866.[2]

Columbus Day was first popularized as a holiday in the United States

through the lobbying of Angelo Noce, a first generation Italian, in

Denver. The first official, regular Columbus Day holiday was proclaimed

by Colorado governor Jesse F. McDonald in 1905 and made a statutory

holiday in 1907.[3] In April 1934, as a result of lobbying by the Knights of Columbus, Congress and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt made October 12 a federal holiday under the name Columbus Day.[3][4]

Since 1971, the holiday has been fixed to the second Monday in October, coincidentally the same day as Thanksgiving in neighboring Canada (which was fixed to that date in 1959). It is generally observed today by banks, the bond market, the U.S. Postal Service

and other federal agencies, most state government offices, and some

school districts. Some businesses and some stock exchanges remain open,

also some states and municipalities abstain from observing the holiday.[5]

It is now celebrated on the second Monday of Oct.. But oct 12th 1492 is when Columbus landed on our rock pile....

edit: fuck columbus Day

Last edited by donelite 15 years ago

coulmbus was the 1st recoderd man from the england/european empire to travel to america, however, there was plenty of native americans allready there.

Originally posted by donelite

Originally posted by eazyas

coulmbus was the 1st recoderd man from the england/european empire to travel to america, however, there was plenty of native americans allready there.

he didn't even make it to america get your facts straight

was just off the top of my head, appoligies, what did he do ? i dont know much on the subject, the point i was trying to make is that there was allready native americans there, untill the british ect wiped out the vast majority ?

Last edited by eazyas 15 years ago

Originally posted by eazyas

Originally posted by donelite

Originally posted by eazyas

coulmbus was the 1st recoderd man from the england/european empire to travel to america, however, there was plenty of native americans allready there.

he didn't even make it to america get your facts straight

was just off the top of my head

i'm not trying to be a dick eazyas but i hate lies and the coulmbus bs they teach in school is a lie engineered to

make certain people feel good about themselves. there is no need for you to be sarcastic..

Last edited by donelite 15 years ago

wasnt being sarcastic don, my questions were genuine, i know very little on american history

than apologies are in order..

i say the only thing he did was steal some land for spain..

but that's me..