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The History of Columbus Day
By History.com
Oct 10, 2007 - 11:36:51 AM

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Columbus Day is Friday, October 12th.  A national holiday and also called "Discovery Day" or "National Heroes Day" in The Bahamas.

We know that Christopher Columbus landed on Bahamian shores on October 12th, 1492 and thought he had reached East Asia.

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Columbus Day on Wikipedia


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