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Networking

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and other live forums

growing in popularity

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First Job

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Biden what he learned

from his first paid job

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ITALIAN-AMERICAN HERALD

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sail in August 1492, backed by the

Spanish monarchs, King Ferdinand

and Queen Isabella. He intended to

chart a western sea route to China,

India and the fabled gold and spice

islands of Asia; instead, he landed in

the Bahamas.

Later that month, Columbus

sighted Cuba and believed it was

mainland China. In December, the

expedition found Hispaniola, which

he thought might be Japan. There,

he established Spain’s fi rst colony in

the Americas with 39 of his men. In

March 1493, the explorer returned to

Spain in triumph, bearing gold, spices

and “Indian” captives.

Columbus crossed the Atlantic

several more times before his death

in 1506. By his third journey, he

October was designated as

Italian Heritage Month to

coincide with Columbus

Day, a United States holiday that

commemorates the landing of

Christopher Columbus in the New

World on Oct. 12, 1492.

Columbus Day itself was unoffi cially

celebrated in a number of cities and

states as early as the 18th century but

did not become a federal holiday until

1937. For many, the holiday is a way

to honor Columbus’ achievements and

celebrate Italian-American heritage.

Throughout its history, Columbus

Day and the man who inspired it

have generated controversy, and

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appeared in recent years.

The Italian-born Columbus set

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realized that he hadn’t reached Asia, but

had stumbled upon a continent previously

unknown to Europeans.

The fi rst Columbus Day celebration

took place in 1792, when New York’s

Columbian Order—better known

as Tammany Hall—held an event to

commemorate the historic landing’s 300th

anniversary. Taking pride in Columbus’

birthplace and faith, Italian and Catholic

communities in various parts of the

country began organizing annual religious

ceremonies and parades in his honor.

In 1892, President Benjamin Harrison

issued a proclamation encouraging

Americans to mark the 400th anniversary

of Columbus’ voyage with patriotic

festivities, writing, “On that day, let the

people, so far as possible, cease from toil

and devote themselves to such exercises as

may best express honor to the discoverer

and their appreciation of the great

achievements of the four completed

centuries of American life.”

In 1937, President Franklin D.

Roosevelt proclaimed Columbus Day

a national holiday, largely as a result

of intense lobbying by the Knights

of Columbus, an infl uential Catholic

fraternal-benefi ts organization. Originally

observed Oct. 12, it was fi xed to the

second Monday in October in 1971.

In many parts of the Delaware Valley,

Columbus Day has evolved into a

celebration of Italian-American heritage.

Local groups host parades and street fairs,

featuring colorful costumes, music and

Italian food. There are also several cities in

the region that are home to monuments

erected in Columbus’ honor. IAH

As part of the Atlantic City Columbus Day weekend, a wreath-laying ceremony takes place at the Christopher Columbus statue.

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