#Columbus_Day__Discovery_Day__October_12 a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus
supertype: legal_holiday__national_holiday authorized by law and limiting work or official business
part of: October__Oct the month following September and preceding November
part of: Gregorian_calendar__New_Style the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 AD to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752
part of: autumn__fall the season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the fall of 1973"
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