Columbus Day in the United States
October 13 (2008) is Columbus Day in the United States. The holiday, celebrated on the second Monday in October, commemorates the landing of Christopher Columbus and his party on the Caribbean island of Hispanola on October 12, 1492.
The first Columbus Day celebration took place in 1792, on the 300th anniversary on the landing. Since then, it has become an annual event and legal holiday. America’s Italian-American communities have also embraced the event and parades are held in “Little Italy” in New York, Cleveland, San Francisco, and other cities on Columbus Day.
(Photo Currier and Ives/Library of Congress)
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107 opinions for Columbus Day in the United States
loralie
Oct 13, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Boy have things changed since 1492!
Teresa
Oct 13, 2008 at 7:31 pm
I love surprises!!
:) Thank you for the great giveaway! :)
Christine
Oct 13, 2008 at 7:39 pm
When we went to Jamaica, I was surprised by all the memorials and statues dedicated to him. They love him there. Thank you for the contest!
Huguette E.
Oct 13, 2008 at 7:46 pm
Happy Columbus day :)
chris swanson
Oct 13, 2008 at 7:49 pm
I grew up in Cleveland and we had a parade every year and celebrations too. Real big there not down here in FL.
Happy Columbus Day to all!
adrienne Gordon
Oct 13, 2008 at 7:57 pm
rockin blogtober
charline s
Oct 13, 2008 at 7:59 pm
Wow thats interesting.
Margaret Smith
Oct 13, 2008 at 8:08 pm
My sons and I were just talking about the meaning of Columbus Day earlier today. The post about when the first Columbus Day took place is very interesting. I never knew this. Wishing you a happy Columbus Day!
patricia skinner
Oct 13, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Happy Columbus Day Everyone! I love surprises too.
michael woods
Oct 13, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Thanks for giveway!
Tonya Froemel
Oct 13, 2008 at 8:38 pm
Thanks for the info. Happy Columbus Day!
Rebecca Snodgrass
Oct 13, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Very interesting to me.
karissa
Oct 13, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Happy Columbus Day! I love it for the Fall COlors too!
Carol
Oct 13, 2008 at 8:56 pm
I love Columbus Day…no mail, no bills.
Theresa Harnar
Oct 13, 2008 at 8:59 pm
Happy Columbus Day!
Cindi
Oct 13, 2008 at 9:03 pm
I think it is Thanksgiving Day in Canada! Thanks for a surprise giveaway contest. Cindi
Cathy W.
Oct 13, 2008 at 9:18 pm
My grandchildren were out of school today and only one of them could tell me about Columbus. Thanks for the giveaway!
Stephen Hand
Oct 13, 2008 at 9:22 pm
Thanks for the holiday and happy columbus day. The only bad thing about it is there is no mail!
gala
Oct 13, 2008 at 9:54 pm
That was interesting. Thank you for giveaway and Happy Columbus day :)
Kelsey M
Oct 13, 2008 at 9:58 pm
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!!
Rita S
Oct 13, 2008 at 9:59 pm
Saw his tomb (or so they claim) in Sevilla!
Lauren M.
Oct 13, 2008 at 10:03 pm
Happy Columbus Day everyone!
Audra
Oct 13, 2008 at 10:06 pm
We had a lovely, rainy Columbaus Day.
Jenn S.
Oct 13, 2008 at 10:08 pm
Happy Columbus Day!
Pamela Ray
Oct 13, 2008 at 10:15 pm
Rainy here too! Happy Columbus Day!
MissesMM
Oct 13, 2008 at 10:46 pm
HAPPY COLUMBUS DAY!!!!! :)
It was a lovely, cool & breezy Fall day here.
Carolyn Nedrow
Oct 13, 2008 at 11:14 pm
Happy Columbus Day!
Kamber
Oct 13, 2008 at 11:31 pm
Happy Columbus day! I remember learning about this in school. Our teacher used chocolates to make it more interesting. And tasty.
Jill Myrick
Oct 13, 2008 at 11:43 pm
Surprises are always great !
Thank you so much for offering this wonderful giveaway.
I would LOVE to win !!
Mia J.
Oct 13, 2008 at 11:44 pm
Happy Columbus Day!
Kristen
Oct 13, 2008 at 11:52 pm
“In fourteen hundred ninety-two, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue…” I will never forget the year because of that line, though I never remember it’s in October! :)
mojomomma
Oct 14, 2008 at 12:25 am
Hope every ones Columbus day was bright and beautiful.
Terra Heck
Oct 14, 2008 at 12:46 am
Some schools in our county had school today due to Columbus Day and other schools did not.
christina lugo
Oct 14, 2008 at 1:00 am
I love suprises
AmandaK
Oct 14, 2008 at 1:39 am
I know this is late, but Happy Columbus Day!! The world has certainly changed in the thousand years….
Noreen
Oct 14, 2008 at 2:02 am
I remember having this day off when I was just starting school and then they stopped. My daughter had thursday and friday off but not today. I wish they had a parade around here, it would be fun
alice t
Oct 14, 2008 at 2:37 am
Happy Columbus Day! A little late though… Lots of blogtoberfest to catch up on. I like your site, nice posts. Thanks for the chance to win!
Cathie
Oct 14, 2008 at 2:57 am
I was very proud of my 2 grandchildren cause they could tell me about Colombus. Thank you for the contest I love surprises so please count me in
Carol Lawrence
Oct 14, 2008 at 4:58 am
Interesting info on Columbus Day,hope I win the prize.
Susan Burch
Oct 14, 2008 at 5:14 am
Happy Columbus Day!
Janet F
Oct 14, 2008 at 6:07 am
Happy Columbus Day!
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Elaine R
Oct 14, 2008 at 6:46 am
Interesting article on Columbus Day!
Lynn H
Oct 14, 2008 at 7:12 am
Happy Columbus DAY!!!!
Denise B.
Oct 14, 2008 at 7:20 am
Happy belated Columbus Day!
Denise B.
Oct 14, 2008 at 7:20 am
Happy, happy belated Columbus Day!
Ann Fantom
Oct 14, 2008 at 7:41 am
I love surprises. Please enter me.
Heather S
Oct 14, 2008 at 7:51 am
Love the Columbus Day picture
Karen
Oct 14, 2008 at 7:55 am
Please enter me in the giveaway. :)
Denyse
Oct 14, 2008 at 8:10 am
Please enter me in the giveaway!
Kathy Scott
Oct 14, 2008 at 8:29 am
Happy day after Columbus Day!
Carol
Oct 14, 2008 at 8:42 am
Thanks for the info and the giveaway.
david basile
Oct 14, 2008 at 8:45 am
hopr everybody enjoyed the holiday
Monique Rizzo
Oct 14, 2008 at 8:58 am
I absolutely love Suprises! Thank you so much for the chance to win! Happy Columbus Day!
Darcy
Oct 14, 2008 at 9:01 am
Happy belated Columbus Day! Thank you for the giveaway!
Susan C
Oct 14, 2008 at 9:04 am
Columbus Day is an underrated holiday!
Lisa F
Oct 14, 2008 at 9:11 am
happy columbus day
Michael Capp
Oct 14, 2008 at 9:11 am
I’d love to win!
Christy Hickman
Oct 14, 2008 at 9:13 am
What a great giveaway. Thanks for hosting it and for the chance to win.
Shannon Asbell
Oct 14, 2008 at 9:14 am
Great giveaway
Kasey P
Oct 14, 2008 at 9:20 am
People tend to forget a lot of history with everything else that is going on in the world, but we need to remember where we’ve been in order to move forward. Thanks for a great giveaway.
Holly
Oct 14, 2008 at 9:40 am
The youth in our church put a flag on eveyone’s yard in our area for Colombus Day. It reminded me of the love I have for my country.
Hope to win the “suprise gift”
Shari D
Oct 14, 2008 at 9:43 am
Interesting. A great history lesson!
mary enos
Oct 14, 2008 at 9:59 am
Very interesting!
Audrey
Oct 14, 2008 at 10:02 am
Thanks for the giveaway!!
Shirley Hodge
Oct 14, 2008 at 10:28 am
This is one of the tradition vs historical accuracy discussions that continues. Everyone knows that the Vikings landed on the North American Continent long before Columbus and that Columbus actually never set foot on the North or South American continents but it seems that tradition rules in this case so everybody gets a day off. Ha! Ha! Hey we could probably have a Viking Day and get another day off.
Stacey Brown
Oct 14, 2008 at 10:31 am
great info on columbus day thanks!
Karen
Oct 14, 2008 at 10:33 am
Gosh I love surprises!!
MARILOUISE
Oct 14, 2008 at 11:35 am
Very interesting tidbits learned while doing the blogtoberfest.
CARHI RUSHING
Oct 14, 2008 at 11:45 am
Happy Columbus Day!
Elena
Oct 14, 2008 at 11:54 am
We enjoyed our day off yesterday–thanks for the contest!
Jennifer M
Oct 14, 2008 at 12:01 pm
I’m Italian, and proud of Columbus…but you can’t “discover” a country that’s already populated!
Kirby McCauley
Oct 14, 2008 at 12:07 pm
I knew what Columbus Day was for but not how long it’s been recognized. Shame on this history grad student! Thanks for broadening my horizons!
veronica sandberg
Oct 14, 2008 at 12:08 pm
want to win this
Bonnie Capuano
Oct 14, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Thanks for the information and a chance to win a great prize!!!
Gloria S
Oct 14, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Thanks for the great surprise giveaway!
Jason
Oct 14, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Nice giveaway, I want to win !! Thanks !!!
M.A.
Oct 14, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Sad to say, it doesn’t seem to me that we do very much across our country for Columbus Day anymore (other than close down the U.S. Postal Service).
Kate
Oct 14, 2008 at 12:31 pm
I appreciate being an American and the history of this country. Happy Columbus Day everyone!
Anne Pichette
Oct 14, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Thanks for all the interesting information.
Diana G
Oct 14, 2008 at 1:02 pm
interesting info. Baltimore always has a columbus day parade. we have a nice little italy here.
djp
Oct 14, 2008 at 1:07 pm
i like the site, so i’ll be likin’ the prize
Angela J
Oct 14, 2008 at 1:17 pm
It’s a shame Columbus Day is reviled by some, it’s been as much a tradition as many ethnic celebrations for so long.
Shilo Beedy
Oct 14, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Thanks for the great giveaway.
Paula Harmon
Oct 14, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Very interesting, because I never really thought about Columbus Day except that its a day when the mail doesn’t go, and some people have it off. I will ask my kids if they talked about it in school today.
Connie Coe
Oct 14, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Happy Holiday!
beth shepherd
Oct 14, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Happy Belated Columbus Day!
Lori Williams
Oct 14, 2008 at 2:39 pm
Thank you!
Casey H
Oct 14, 2008 at 2:49 pm
I’d love to take part in the blogtoberfest fun!!
Tarah
Oct 14, 2008 at 2:53 pm
Happy Belated Columbus Day!
Maja
Oct 14, 2008 at 2:57 pm
love it
reeva
Oct 14, 2008 at 3:16 pm
I’m having so much fun blog hopping during Blogtoberfest!
I hope I’m chosen as the lucky winner! :)
Ashley
Oct 14, 2008 at 3:33 pm
i didn’t know all that about columbus day
Susan Smith
Oct 14, 2008 at 3:40 pm
Thanks for the contest
sue s
Oct 14, 2008 at 4:07 pm
Merry Holidays!
Kimberly
Oct 14, 2008 at 4:12 pm
I love surprises - count me in!
susan varney
Oct 14, 2008 at 4:23 pm
love the paid holiday thank you columbus
Linda
Oct 14, 2008 at 4:44 pm
In Canada it’s Thanksgiving Day,Oct.13 and would you believe our elections are on the 14th.
Vicky Boackle
Oct 14, 2008 at 5:04 pm
probably the most recognized name in america.
valerie mabrey
Oct 14, 2008 at 5:07 pm
love this contest
Vergie
Oct 14, 2008 at 5:18 pm
banks are closed school is closed so why do i need to work?
Jessi A
Oct 14, 2008 at 5:40 pm
Oh how I love surprises.
Leslie D.
Oct 14, 2008 at 5:40 pm
Thanks for the information and the contest.
Hil'Lesha
Oct 14, 2008 at 5:54 pm
Very interesting :)
Jennifer Hedden
Oct 14, 2008 at 6:02 pm
intersting
Andrea
Oct 14, 2008 at 6:06 pm
The state I live in has officially changed Columbus Day to Native American Day!
Lisa
Oct 14, 2008 at 6:23 pm
I love surprises. please sign me up.
Sandy
Oct 14, 2008 at 6:50 pm
interesting
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