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Amerigo Vespucci Society Celebrates a Special YearWest Long Branch: A special effort was made by the Amerigo Vespucci Society to make this Columbus one of the best in recent years. They decided to assemble at Franklin Lake in West Long Branch before later joining the parade. ... read more
No Gumbas, Guidos or Gangsters! It's Italian Month.
Columbus Day is a controversial holiday. Yes we know. How many people in North Hollywood actually get the day off? We here at NoHo Arts District. Com ask our selves why do we celebrate Columbus Day and not Amerigo Vespucci Day, the dude we were named ... read more
Curacao celebrates Curacao Day
It's sort of a royal Dutch shell game: The holiday replaces both the old Curacao Day of July 26, which commemorated the arrival of one of Columbus' Spanish lieutenants and Amerigo Vespucci in 1499, and Kingdom Day, tied to a 1954 charter with the ... read more
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