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Monday, October 14th, 2013

Columbus Live Tweets First Siting of America

Today, many un-furloughed Americans find themselves with a day off of work, thanks to Columbus Day, which celebrates the 521st anniversary of Columbus’s first encounter with the Americas. On October 12, 1492, at around two in the morning, Rodrigo de Triana, a lookout on the Pinta, caught the first glimpse of the new world. However, Columbus