Vyderzhka iz statji... Ya tozhe dumala chto Columb byl portugal'cem -
okazyvaetsya nikto tochno i ne znaet chto-li?
Columbus Day honors the explorer Christopher Columbus, who first landed
in the New World on October 12, 1492. While Columbus's nationality has
never been positively identified, many believe he was of Italian descent,
and throughought the nineteenth century, Italian-Americans held
celebrations in cities across the United States to honor his memory.
In 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed October 12 Columbus
Day. President Richard Nixon later declared Columbus Day a national
holiday to be observed the second Monday of each October