US CITIZENSHIP TEST PREPARATION

Detailed explanation-1: -In fact, Columbus Day was created by President Harrison in 1892 in response to the anti-Italian motivated lynching of 11 Italian Americans in New Orleans in 1891. During World War II, Italian Americans were even targeted as enemy aliens.

Detailed explanation-2: -Columbus Day has been an annual holiday in the United States since 1937. Initially celebrated on October 12, it was moved to the second Monday in October to give workers a long holiday weekend. Italian immigrants first observed Columbus Day as a celebration of their heritage in 1866 in New York.