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Day in honor of Christopher Columbus, the 15th century explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa, now part of modern-day“In commemoration of Christopher Columbus’ historic voyage 532 years ago, the Congress, by joint resolution of April 30, 1934, and modified in 1968 … as amended, has requested the President proclaim the second Monday of October of each year as ‘Columbus Day,’” Biden’s
“I believe we are the only Nation in the world with a heart and soul that draws from old and new. For some Italian American families, the stories they share about their ancestors’ lives in this country stretch back generations,” Biden said. The president categorized Columbus’s voyage as a source of pride for Italian Americans and noted their contributions to the nation as important.
Biden also briefly mentioned the “xenophobic attack” against Italian Americans that was the impetus for the Columbus Day holiday, which was established by President Benjamin Harrison in 1892. And while Biden mentioned the incident that “took the lives of 11 Italian Americans the year before,” he didn’t provide any additional details, only saying that Italian Americans persisted “in the face of hate.
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