Monday, October 13, 2014

columbus day

                          Columbus Day
Columbus day is a holiday in the U.S that we celebrate when Christopher Columbus landed in a new world October 12, 1492.
Columbus Day became an official holiday in 1906, and became a federal holiday in 1937.It is always celebrated in the second Monday of October. Christopher Columbus was born before October 31 1451. He died in May 20, 1506 in valladolid Spain.His wife is Beatriz Enriquez de Arana and had a son named Diego Fernando. 


Christopher Columbus landing in America, 1492, (c1920). - Print Collector/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

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