Columbus Day Video
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Columbus day video. Please update or watch on kindle fire mobile devices game consoles or other compatible devices. Christopher columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492 to discover a western route to asia. This year we unveil a magnificent monument to our italian american. Holiday that commemorates the landing of christopher columbus in the new world on october 12 1492.
Columbus day 2020 won t be celebrated with the traditional parade due to the pandemic but one group is holding a rally and calling for the return of the christopher columbus statues. Holiday that commemorates the landing of christopher columbus in the americas in 1492 and columbus day 2020 is on monday october 12. See why he is one of the most famous explorers in all of h. Columbus day is a u s.
The head of the columbus citizens foundation confirmed that de blasio was not invited to speak at this year s alternative event to the columbus day parade that was cancelled because of the. For many the holiday is a. Activists in portland oregon tore down statues of former presidents abraham lincoln and theodore roosevelt in a sunday night protest against columbus day. Learn about christopher columbus and his explorations with this video.
With the columbus day parade having to go virtual this year due to the pandemic the governor says there is a silver lining. Declaring an indigenous peoples day. It was unofficially celebrated in a number of cities and states as early as the 18th century but did not become a federal holiday until the 1937.