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Columbus Day The Second Monday in October

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Columbus Day

The Second

Monday in October

Page 2: Columbus Day The Second Monday in October. Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy in 1451. He began to sail when he was 14. He wanted to be an.

Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy in 1451.

He began to sail when he was 14. He wanted to be

an explorer.

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Many people at that time thought the world was flat. He disagreed. He believed he

could sail around it because it was round.

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People went to Asia to get spices. They usually went by land, but Columbus

wanted to sail there.

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He asked Queen Isabella of Spain to help pay for his trip. He told her that he might

discover new land for Spain.

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He began his trip in August, 1492. He took three ships.

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Columbus and his crew saw land on October 12, 1492.

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He claimed the land for Spain.

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They were in the Caribbean Islands, but Columbus thought he was in Asia. He

called the natives “Indians”.

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He made four trips to the “New World”. He never knew he wasn’t in Asia.

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt made

Columbus Day a holiday in 1937.

Although post offices and some banks are closed, schools and

businesses are usually open on Columbus Day.

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