Columbus Day
(US) A national holiday celebrated on the second Monday in October, commemorating the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas.
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May 5th ALREADY has a DESIGNATION!!! BE CREATIVE!!! Find ANOTHER DAY!!! USE COLUMBUS DAY!!!
📚The big blow; the story of the Pacific Northwest's Columbus Day storm [1963] ✍️Ellis Lucia 🔍Storms Northwest Pacific 📖Ref 📍Central Library
i can already picture these godamn annoying gringos going oooo cinco de mayo hehehe!!! same as how tone deaf they are with thanksgiving and columbus day...
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(US) A national holiday celebrated on the second Monday in October, commemorating the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas.
“May 5th ALREADY has a DESIGNATION!!! BE CREATIVE!!! Find ANOTHER DAY!!! USE COLUMBUS DAY!!!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“📚The big blow; the story of the Pacific Northwest's Columbus Day storm [1963] ✍️Ellis Lucia 🔍Storms Northwest Pacific 📖Ref 📍Central Library”
— Bluesky· May 2026“i can already picture these godamn annoying gringos going oooo cinco de mayo hehehe!!! same as how tone deaf they are with thanksgiving and columbus day...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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