Columbus Day!

On October 12th, 1542, Christopher Columbus discovered a whole new continent.
Nowadays everywhere in North, Central and South America, people celebrate this holiday known as "Columbus Day".
At first people celebrated this holiday unofficially, but in 1892 President Benjamin Harrison made it an official event. So, every year New Yorkers get together and march in "The Annual Columbus Day Parade".
You can see marchers, groups, bands, floats, contingents, fireworks, cheerleaders, banners and military corps.
Columbus Day is the world's largest celebration of Italian-American culture.