The U.S. holiday, observed on the second Monday in October, commemorates Christopher Columbus landing in North America in ...

It marks Christopher Columbus' first voyage to America. He landed on the island ... (300th anniversary of Columbus' landing). 1892 - President Benjamin Harrison issues a proclamation establishing ...

Christopher Columbus was a 15th and 16th century explorer credited for connecting the Old World (Europe, Africa, and Asia) and the New World (North America and South America). Born in Genoa ...

One thing we can say for certain is that finding the continent of America was a huge event for Europeans, and that is down to Christopher Columbus.