Canadian Thanksgiving and Columbus Day 2009: Both Today

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Both America and Canada are celebrating holiday days today. In America, it is Columbus Day today, which as mentioned earlier, is a day to celebrate Christopher Columbus’s 1492 landing in the American Continent. … [Read more...]

Christopher Columbus Day: How will you celebrate its history?

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In 1492, Christopher Columbus landed on the Americas, which paved the way for the beginning of the new world. Columbus was not the first to reach America, but he was the first to begin contact between Europeans and indigenous Americans. Today is October 12, 2009, which means that it is Christopher … [Read more...]

Christopher Columbus: The History Channel

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Today is Columbus Day, which is the anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s 1492 landing on the American continent. According to history.com, Columbus was born sometime between August and October 1451 in Genoa, Italy. … [Read more...]