Columbus Day is celebrated on October 12, 2009, to commemorate the historic landing of Christopher Columbus in the Americas in 1492.  In the US, since 1971, the holiday has been fixed to the second Monday in October, coincidentally the same day as Thanksgiving in neighboring Canada (which was fixed to that date in 1959). It is generally observed today by banks, the bond market, the U.S. Postal Service and other federal agencies, most state government offices, and some school districts; however, some businesses and stock exchanges remain open.

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Visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Day to know more about the Columbus day.