What Day Was That?

Do you remember the original date of Columbus Day? I did ask several of my acquaintances on Monday if they remembered the date, but ended up checking it out on the Internet.

I was right, it used to be celebrated on Oct. 12 for many, many years.

Now it is another three-day holiday and not recognized by some due to racial prejudice.

Some of us do remember from our history lessons that Columbus was actually Italian. And thinking of school history, I remember learning a poem about Columbus, but the only lines I can come up went something like this: In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue, ... and the names of his ships were: The Santa Maria, the Pinta and the Nina.

I bet those were the important facts we needed to remember for tests, so those lines stuck longer. But I am on a mission now, and I am looking for the complete version of what we learned in grade school.

Gwen welcomes your memories at 367-5582.