Columbus Day 2024 History And Background.  — columbus day in the united states is a federal holiday which recognizes the landing of christopher columbus in the americas on october 12, 1492.  — some people say columbus discovered america or the new world, but vikings such as leif eriksson had visited north america centuries earlier, and native.

 — christopher columbus’s explorations in the americas in the late 15th and early 16th century are the origins of columbus day. Columbus day is on the second monday of october.