Monday, October 8, 2012

Columbus Day 2012: Hero, Villain or Both?

Bethel celebrates its 30th Columbus Day Observance Parade Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, as Christopher Columbus, Queen Isabella and George Washington ride in a motorboat on Greenwood Avenue. From left are Richie Zuvich, Gina Clarizo and John Opinski.In short, Columbus wasn't the first European to reach the Americas. But he made the most of it, for better or worse. And that's where the Columbus Day debate continues, including periodic calls to dump the holiday, or modify it to something likeColumbus Day 2012 is Monday, Oct. 8, and that means it's a federal holiday. But some banks are open. Here's a list to review.http://chappaqua.patch.com/articles/columbus-day-2012/media_attachments/edit?upload_started=1349686920. asset . 2730252. asset Columbus Day 2012 The great book Admiral of the Ocean Sea : A Life of Christopher Columbus by Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison describes the situation pre and post-Columbus in Europe as so. At the end of 1492 most men
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