Columbus Day 2024 Facts For Preschoolers. Here are some key points to consider when this holiday comes up in your homeschool year: 17 states observe the second monday in october as an official public holiday.
In commemoration of christopher columbus’ historic voyage 532 years ago, the congress, by joint resolution of april 30, 1934, and modified in 1968 (36 u.s.c. It celebrates the landing of christopher columbus in the americas on october 12, 1492.