Columbus Day was originally established in the days of the Great Depression, when Franklin Delano Roosevelt declared October 12th to be a federal holiday to honor the explorer Christopher Columbus. Despite the fact that Christopher Columbus has never been credited with setting foot on the mainland of North America, Columbus had received greater recognition through history than his Scandinavian counterpart, Leif Eríksson, the first European to reach North America. Columbus has also received more attacks on his character.
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