We don’t have class on Columbus Day, Monday, Oct 14th, 2013. It’s perfect time to go to DC to celebrate the day.
Christopher Columbus’ journey was the most popular voyage in the U.S. history although he was not the first discoverer of America. The Second Monday in October is designated in the United States as Columbus Day. This day commemorates Christopher Columbus’ first voyage on October 12th, 1492. Since 1937, Columbus Day as a federal holiday has been officially recognized.
Event for 2013 Columbus Day in Washington, DC
Washington, DC honors and celebrates the achievements of Christopher Columbus with a national wreath laying ceremony on Columbus Day. Embassies of Italy and Spain and the general public lay wreaths at the base of the Columbus Memorial Statue located at Union Station. The memorial is a large fountain with carvings of a native American, an elderly European, the figure of “Discovery” on the prow of a ship, and a globe.
Date and Time: October 14, 2013, 11 a.m.
Location: Union Station at Massachusetts Ave. & 1st St. in Washington DC.
