Columbus Day

• Columbus day celebrates the day Christopher discovered the american continent.
• The day Christopher Columbus discovered America was October 12. 1492.
• The first time Columbus day was celebrated as a holiday was 1906 in Colorado.
• On the other hand the United  States first  celebrated Columbus day as a federal holiday in 1937.
• All United States was ordered to celebrate Columbus day by Benjamin Harrison on the 400th anniversary.
• It was proven that Columbus wasn’t the first European to land in America, many people landed their before.
• Many people have different ideas about who really discovered America.
• Columbus was sent on the journey by Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand.
• The land Christopher Columbus landed on was the Bahamas.
• Christopher Columbus was born in Italy 1451.

                                       

Reflection:

After researching Columbus Day I learned some very important and interesting information. For example all of America didn’t celebrate Columbus day until the 400th anniversary of Columbus landing in America. I think this is unfair to him because he was sent out on a journey that could’ve ended his life and discovered what we know call our home, America. In addition I learned that Christopher Columbus traveled many more expeditions before he finally traveled to America. I also learned that Columbus day is celebrated on the 2nd Monday in October. Lastly, I learned that Christopher columbus was originally born in 1451 in Italy.