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Definition of Discovery Day
1. Noun. A legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus.
Generic synonyms: Legal Holiday, National Holiday, Public Holiday
Group relationships: Oct, October
Lexicographical Neighbors of Discovery Day
Literary usage of Discovery Day
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Holy-days and Holidays: A Treasury of Historical Material, Sermons in Full by Edward Mark Deems (1906)
"... Discovery Day PRESIDENT'S PROCLAMATION 1892 By the President of the United
States of America. A Proclamation. WHEREAS, By joint resolution, ..."
2. Curiosities of Popular Customs and of Rites, Ceremonies, Observances, and by William Shepard Walsh (1897)
"Discovery Day. This is celebrated on October 21 in commemoration of the discovery by
... Discovery Day is not a general holiday in the United States, ..."
3. Theme Pockets by Michelle Noble Barnett, Jill Norris, Caitlin Rabanera, Ann Switzer (1999)
"August 17 Discovery Day In Dawson City in the Yukon Territory, people celebrate
Discovery Day. George Carmack and Skookum Jim discovered gold in Bonanza ..."
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