Columbus Day

Today in history...

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/12/2012 - 8:41am

October 12, 1492 was the day that a sailor on the Pinta sighted land. It wasn't until 1792 that we have a record of the United States celebrating Columbus Day. The celebration was organized by the Society of St. Tammany, also known as the Columbian Order, to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Columbus' landing.

According to http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/oct12.html:

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