🇺🇸 “SAIL ON. COLUMBUS DAY IS BACK!” - WHITE HOUSE MARKS HISTORIC OCTOBER 12 ANNIVERSARY The @WhiteHouse is celebrating Columbus Day 2026, marking 534 years since Christopher Columbus reached the Americas on October 12, 1492. “Seven years of rejection. Thirty-three days out of sight of land. One decision not to turn around.” In a special tribute, the White House retraces Columbus’s journey across the Atlantic, from years of rejection by European monarchs to his historic landfall in the Bahamas. President Trump has championed the holiday and the restoration of Columbus monuments, including a statue originally dedicated by President Ronald Reagan in 1984, now displayed on the White House campus. “The original American hero, a giant of Western civilization, and one of the most gallant and visionary men to ever walk the face of the earth.” - @POTUS Explore the White House's interactive tribute: