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After a few seconds when no one else seemed to know, I gave him this answer: “October 12 th is the day in 1492 when Admiral Christopher Columbus first stepped off his flagship, the Santa Maria ...

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Timeline 1792 – The first Columbus Day celebration is organized by The Society of St. Tammany and held in New York City (300th anniversary of Columbus’ landing).

October 12, 1937 – First federal observance of Columbus Day, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. 1971 – Columbus Day becomes a legal federal holiday in the United States.

October 12, 1937 – First federal observance of Columbus Day, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. 1971 – Columbus Day becomes a legal federal holiday in the United States.

It marks Christopher Columbus’ first voyage to America. He landed on the island of Guanahani in the Bahamas on October 12, 1492.