Columbus Day in the United States

10/1/2017 (Permalink)

Statue of Christopher Columbus©iStockphoto.com/Lya_Cattel

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

Columbus Day first became an official state holiday in Colorado in autumn of 1905, and became a federal holiday in the United States in 1937

Since 1970 (Oct. 12), the holiday has been fixed to the second Monday in October, since 1957. It is generally observed nowadays by banks, the bond market, the U.S. Postal Service, other federal agencies, most state government offices, many businesses, and most school districts. Some businesses and some stock exchanges remain open, and some states and municipalities abstain from observing the holiday.

Have a happy Columbus Day from everyone at SERVPRO of Southern McHenry County.