U.S. History (holidays)

This Day in History: The first celebration of Columbus Day

Oct 12
3 min

This Day in History: The first celebration of Columbus Day

On this day in 1492, Christopher Columbus lands in the New World. Exactly 300 years later, New York City would hold the first Columbus...

This Day in History: Washington’s Birthday (not President’s Day) established

Jan 31, 2020
3 min

This Day in History: Washington’s Birthday (not President’s Day) established

On this day in 1879, Congress makes George Washington’s birthday a holiday. As far as the federal government is concerned, there is no...

This Day in History: FDR and the celebration of “Franksgiving”

Nov 21, 2019
2 min

This Day in History: FDR and the celebration of “Franksgiving”

During this month in 1941, Thanksgiving is celebrated on two different dates. The federal government and some states celebrated the...