NEW YORK -- New York City's annual Columbus Day Parade marched through Manhattan today, celebrating Italian American culture. The 80th annual parade takes place in Midtown, traveling up 5th Avenue from 42nd Street to 72nd. Many streets along the route were closed. The parade began at 11...
Italian-Americans and the activists had reached an agreement to avoid any mention of Columbus during the parade and stick to other themes of Italian pride, but several representatives of the Italian community later disavowed the deal. “It was a total success,” said parade organizer George Vende...
Columbus Day BackgroundChristopher Columbus set sail from the port of Palos de la Frontera, Spain, in August 1492 with backing from the Spanish monarchs King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. His goal: to chart a lucrative western sea route to China, India, and the rumored spice islands of Asia...
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It is quit an absurdity that we celebrate a european holiday called Columbus Day. Firstly, he hustled Queen Isabelle and her Husband Ferdinand, who had just completed the re-conquest of Catholic Spain from the Moors, for boats to find a quick route to Indian in order to be more powerful ...
Along the parade route Sunday, an Italian American family from Northport acknowledged that celebrating Columbus Day is complicated. "[Columbus] was a bad guy," Sabrina Genovese, 25, said. Her mother, Jodi Genovese, 56, referring to other revered historic figures: "A lot of them were bad...
There were no fewer than six possible candidates for mayor along the parade route; ostensibly there to celebrate Columbus Day, but also taking not-so-veiled shots at each other, and even Mayor Daley. The mayor kicked off the parade. Those who dream of succeeding him were far behind. Some ...
He had intended to take a western sea route to China, India and the Islands of Asia. However, due to the unreliable geographical calculations those days, he found himself in the Bahamas two months later. The first Columbus Day was celebrated in New York on October 12, 1792, to mark ...
Location:Parade Route – Dennison line up to Buttles to High St to Warren to the Columbus Italian Festival Hamlet at 4th St. Marching Bands go right on 4th to main entrance of festival. Why Participate: Showcase your pride in our community. ...
Many of the parade participants did not show up at the downtown starting point, and there were few observers along the route. Seven anti-parade protesters were arrested for disturbing the peace, a sheriff’s deputy said, but police reported no confrontations. ...