Columbus Day, Italian Americans
Italian Americans honor Christopher Columbus in Springfield
The Springfield Sons & Daughters of Italy celebrated Columbus Day in the south end of Springfield Monday morning.
Biden honors Christopher Columbus and Italian Americans in proclamation for Columbus Day
President Joe Biden issued a proclamation to recognize Oct. 14 as Columbus Day in honor of the 15th century explorer.
Italian American heritage celebrated at Columbus Day parade
Peeylair Caffie experienced something that is becoming more common, catching a northern pike while salmon fishing on the Chicago lakefront; and he earns Fish of the Week. Highlights of the 12-day event include deep dives into immigration, incarceration and women’s subjugation.
Italian-American traditions thrive as Columbus fades around New England
In Rhode Island, Italian American roots run deep, and the annual Christopher Columbus Festival in its capital city is one of New England’s largest. But the festivities all but ignored the controversy around Columbus to focus on Italian heritage and culture.
Origin of Columbus Day: Here's Why Americans Really Started Celebrating the Holiday
In 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt made Columbus Day a federal holiday at the urging of prominent Italian American leaders, such as Generoso Pope in New York City, and Catholic lobbying groups, such as the Knights of Columbus. And so Columbus Day became an official holiday on the American calendar.
Chicago’s Columbus Day Parade celebrates Italian heritage and Native American unity
Thousands of Chicagoans gathered in the Loop on Monday for the city’s 72nd annual Columbus Day parade. The celebration of Italian American heritage featured floats, marching bands, singers, and dancers descending State Street.
More than just meatballs and the Mafia: Why Italian American Heritage and Culture Month is important
Whether it was the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, or the 20th century, Italians and Italian Americans have made monumental benevolent impacts in all areas of human civilization. It is because of this that October is recognized as Italian American Heritage and Culture Month.
Chicago celebrates Italian American heritage with 72nd Annual Columbus Day Parade
The Italian American community in Chicago will come together to celebrate their heritage with the 72nd annual Columbus Day Parade.
Springfield group honors local Italian Americans; 3 of them have run afoul of the law
Those honorees include Giuseppe Polimeni, who defrauded a Springfield-run job training school; Mario Fiore, a M afia associate collared in a dragnet for running numbers; and Hampden County Sheriff Nicholas J.
Politicians join annual Columbus Day Parade, celebrating Italian heritage
New York City was the Palermo of America on Monday, as Mayor Eric Adams, Gov. Kathy Hochul, and other luminaries marched up Fifth Avenue.
NYC Columbus Day parade goers get saucy over new claim that explorer was Jewish, not Italian: ‘We don’t care’
NO. Italian Americans and Columbus Day parade goers Monday saucily waved off the claim that new DNA evidence shows the ...
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Native Americans and Italian Americans bridge the gap of a controversial holiday
Frank Blackcloud, Vice President of the Native American Guardians Association and Ron Onesti, President of the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans talk to Lisa Dent about the parade of ...
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Retired Italian teacher honored as ‘2024 Person of the Year’
Peter LoJacono has spent his lifetime promoting Italian heritage and culture in Western New York. He was honored Sunday night ...
NYC Italian American Museum opens after 20-year odyssey: ‘Italians have never had a museum’
Every group should have their culture recognized and seen by the public at large,” the museum’s founder Joseph V. Scelsa told ...