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Why was Columbus Day created?

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Columbus Day was created to celebrate Christopher Columbus discovering America.

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Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492

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