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President Donald J. Trump Proclaims October 9, 2017, as Columbus Day
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Posted on 10/06/2017 7:49:22 PM PDT by Sub-Driver

The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release October 06, 2017 President Donald J. Trump Proclaims October 9, 2017, as Columbus Day

COLUMBUS DAY, 2017

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

Five hundred and twenty-five years ago, Christopher Columbus completed an ambitious and daring voyage across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas. The voyage was a remarkable and then-unparalleled feat that helped launch the age of exploration and discovery. The permanent arrival of Europeans to the Americas was a transformative event that undeniably and fundamentally changed the course of human history and set the stage for the development of our great Nation. Therefore, on Columbus Day, we honor the skilled navigator and man of faith, whose courageous feat brought together continents and has inspired countless others to pursue their dreams and convictions -- even in the face of extreme doubt and tremendous adversity.

More than five centuries after his initial voyage, we remember the "Admiral of the Ocean Sea" for building the critical first link in the strong and enduring bond between the United States and Europe. While Isabella I and Ferdinand II of Spain sponsored his historic voyage, Columbus was a native of the City of Genoa, in present day Italy, and represents the rich history of important Italian American contributions to our great Nation. There can be no doubt that American culture, business, and civic life would all be much less vibrant in the absence of the Italian American community. We also take this opportunity to reaffirm our close ties to Columbus's country of birth, Italy. Italy is a strong ally and a valued partner in promoting peace and promoting prosperity around the world.

In commemoration of Christopher Columbus's historic voyage, the Congress, by joint resolution of April 30, 1934, and modified in 1968 (36 U.S.C. 107), as amended, has requested the President proclaim the second Monday of October of each year as "Columbus Day."

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 9, 2017, as Columbus Day. I call upon the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. I also direct that the flag of the United States be displayed on all public buildings on the appointed day in honor of our diverse history and all who have contributed to shaping this Nation.

N WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-second.

DONALD J. TRUMP


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: columbus; columbusday; maga; oct9; presidentdjt; proclamations; third100days; trump45
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To: Sub-Driver

Viva el senor Don Cristobal!
Que viva la patria mia
Y que vivan las tres carabelas
La Nina, la Pinta, y la Santa Maria


41 posted on 10/06/2017 9:54:38 PM PDT by buwaya
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To: Sub-Driver
By way of contrast....

COLUMBUS DAY, 2015

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

Over half a millennium ago, Christopher Columbus -- an ambitious navigator native to Genoa, Italy -- set sail for new horizons. Aboard the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa María, his expedition went west for a months-long journey. Though his first of four voyages across the Atlantic did not end at his desired destination of Asia, Columbus's adventure reflected the insatiable thirst for exploration that continues to drive us as a people.

Columbus's legacy is embodied in the spirit of our Nation. Determined and curious, the young explorer persevered after having been doubted by many of his potential patrons. Once opportunity struck, when Ferdinand II and Isabella I agreed to sponsor his trip, he seized the moment and pursued what he knew to be possible. Columbus's arrival in the New World inspired many and allowed for generations of Italians to follow -- people whose Italian-American heritage contributes in immeasurable ways to making our country what it is, and who continue to help strengthen the friendship between the United States and Italy.

Though these early travels expanded the realm of European exploration, to many they also marked a time that forever changed the world for the indigenous peoples of North America. Previously unseen disease, devastation, and violence were introduced to their lives -- and as we pay tribute to the ways in which Columbus pursued ambitious goals -- we also recognize the suffering inflicted upon Native Americans and we recommit to strengthening tribal sovereignty and maintaining our strong ties.

In the years since Columbus's time, the legacy of early explorers has carried on in the wide eyes of aspiring young dreamers and doers, eager to make their own journeys and to continue reaching for the unknown and unlocking new potential.

In commemoration of Christopher Columbus's historic voyage 523 years ago, the Congress, by joint resolution of April 30, 1934, and modified in 1968 (36 U.S.C. 107), as amended, has requested the President proclaim the second Monday of October of each year as "Columbus Day."

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim October 12, 2015, as Columbus Day. I call upon the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. I also direct that the flag of the United States be displayed on all public buildings on the appointed day in honor of our diverse history and all who have contributed to shaping this Nation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ninth day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand fifteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fortieth.

BARACK OBAMA

42 posted on 10/06/2017 10:40:53 PM PDT by DoodleBob
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To: Sub-Driver

Thank you Mr. President !


43 posted on 10/06/2017 10:43:15 PM PDT by blueplum ( "...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
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To: Sub-Driver
Next I want Manifest Destiny Day.
44 posted on 10/06/2017 10:43:25 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Happy Nobama!)
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To: Sub-Driver

Whereas, Most Christian, High, Excellent, and Powerful Princes, King and Queen of Spain and of the Islands of the Sea, our Sovereigns, this present year 1492, after your Highnesses had terminated the war with the Moors reigning in Europe, the same having been brought to an end in the great city of Granada, where on the second day of January, this present year, I saw the royal banners of your Highnesses planted by force of arms upon the towers of the Alhambra, which is the fortress of that city, and saw the Moorish king come out at the gate of the city and kiss the hands of your Highnesses, and of the Prince my Sovereign; and in the present month, in consequence of the information which I had given your Highnesses respecting the countries of India and of a Prince, called Great Can, which in our language signifies King of Kings, how, at many times he, and his predecessors had sent to Rome soliciting instructors who might teach him our holy faith, and the holy Father had never granted his request, whereby great numbers of people were lost, believing in idolatry and doctrines of perdition. Your Highnesses, as Catholic Christians, and princes who love and promote the holy Christian faith, and are enemies of the doctrine of Mahomet, and of all idolatry and heresy, determined to send me, Christopher Columbus, to the above-mentioned countries of India, to see the said princes, people, and territories, and to learn their disposition and the proper method of converting them to our holy faith. . .


45 posted on 10/06/2017 10:54:11 PM PDT by firebrand
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To: ConorMacNessa

Government workers get off....but I’ve never had it off. Of course the kids love any day off.


46 posted on 10/06/2017 11:01:14 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
Your point?
Then we'd celebrate “Cabral Day” in honor of a Portuguese guy who was eight years later.
47 posted on 10/06/2017 11:18:12 PM PDT by Washi
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To: madison10
The KKK? That is weird. Was it because Columbus was said to be Jewish?

I think Catholic would be bad enough for the KKK.

48 posted on 10/07/2017 12:18:47 AM PDT by dr_lew (I)
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To: madison10
The KKK? That is weird. Was it because Columbus was said to be Jewish?

No! ... Catholic!

During its 1920s heyday the Ku Klux Klan was unremitting in its hostility towards Catholicism.

There!

49 posted on 10/07/2017 12:47:32 AM PDT by dr_lew (I)
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To: Sub-Driver

The U.S. Govt in Washington, District of Columbia

Washington & Christopher Columbus

Not Che, not Indigenous Indian, not MLK


50 posted on 10/07/2017 3:05:04 AM PDT by TheNext (Taxes are Hate !)
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To: DoodleBob

Thank you so much for posting that, Bob. I was getting completely confused about what was different. Reading the two proclamations made it perfectly clear. O proclaimed a day when it was okay to attack the very holiday he was announcing. PJT remembered why we grew up honoring the cultural awakening on this continent. I sometimes wonder if liberals really would have preferred the entire United States had been turned into one large, undeveloped park.


51 posted on 10/07/2017 3:50:33 AM PDT by mairdie
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To: Sub-Driver
1792 Article on the Arrival of Europeans to NY

Henry Livingston (1748-1928) wrote much poetry besides "Night Before Christmas", but he also wrote a number of imaginative prose pieces. In one, he took the point of view of a Pine Tree telling of its growth from a cone and the changes it saw along the Hudson River as the Europeans replaced the Native Americans. His dating is completely wrong but, given the depth of his reading, it's likely those were the dates believed at the time he wrote.
52 posted on 10/07/2017 4:01:16 AM PDT by mairdie
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To: Sub-Driver

I refuse to blame Columbus for any supposed harm done the Romantic Utopia envisioned before Columbus came is a MYTH. I agree with Thomas Sowell on historic fact and cultural timeline. I especially like the fact that Columbus sailed past the recently reclaimed Fortress at Grenada. after so many years of suffering Islamic Oppression.


53 posted on 10/07/2017 4:18:21 AM PDT by StonyBurk
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To: Sub-Driver

Good for Trump!

Happy Columbus Day!


54 posted on 10/07/2017 4:24:54 AM PDT by Altura Ct.
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To: dr_lew

Knew about the KKK’s anti-Carholic views. Historical rumors say that Columbus’ family had been Jewish, but converted to survive in Italy.


55 posted on 10/07/2017 4:26:35 AM PDT by madison10 (Love President Trump.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Good for Trump!

Nice positive message and no ‘evil white man’ BS.


56 posted on 10/07/2017 4:48:13 AM PDT by Altura Ct.
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To: Sub-Driver

Good for him! He’s grown up with wonderful, patriotic people with Italian roots. He respects them and their contribution to America.

If the libs want to regognize the native Indians, that’s cool. I have some of that in my heritage. Turn MLK Day in to Native Americans Day. There are more people here with that in their heritage than with African heritage, I’d guess.


57 posted on 10/07/2017 5:35:50 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam ("We should fear the tyranny of the easily offended." Stossel)
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To: madison10

“Someone was threatening to take down the Columbus statue in NY.”

I think it was DiBlasio wanting to get rid of everything Columbus. Yesterday there were news clips of the statue with security around it.


58 posted on 10/07/2017 5:39:22 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam ("We should fear the tyranny of the easily offended." Stossel)
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To: MayflowerMadam

DiBlasio is a nut and a disgrace to his ancestors.


59 posted on 10/07/2017 6:01:35 AM PDT by madison10 (Love President Trump.)
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To: MayflowerMadam

Taking down statues is a trend across the nation. In Pittsburgh, they’re taking down a statue of Stephen Foster the 18th century composer of My Old Kentucky Home because some of his lyrics are not PC correct. BTW, Stephen Foster had ties to Pittsburgh.


60 posted on 10/07/2017 6:16:06 AM PDT by Ciexyz (I'm conservative & traditionalist.)
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