Like most countries, probably, America has many random holidays.
One of them is tomorrow: Columbus Day. It’s “celebrated” on the
2nd Monday of October every year, meaning the date changes
annually. (For example, I was actually born on Columbus Day, but
most years my birthday is on a different day.) Columbus Day
became an official National holiday in 1937, though people in
many states celebrated it well earlier. It commemorates the
arrival of Christopher Columbus in “the New World” on October
14, 1492. The proper mode of celebration is to do some good
works, community service, and/or reflect on our nation’s proud
history. But really the only noticeable sign of Columbus Day are
that government buildings are closed, and sometimes school kids
get the day off school. In fact, Columbus Day is a little
controversial, because not everybody feels that Chris C.’s
arrival in “the New World” was such a momentous or positive
thing. Several other groups, including the Vikings, Irish, and
even the Chinese, are said to have