{"id":300,"date":"2015-10-09T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T13:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/?p=300"},"modified":"2024-08-15T17:22:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T21:22:41","slug":"columbus-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/columbus-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Columbus Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2015\/10\/Columbus-Day-Clip-Art-2.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-307\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2015\/10\/Columbus-Day-Clip-Art-2.gif\" alt=\"Columbus-Day-Clip-Art-2\" width=\"188\" height=\"207\" \/><\/a>Columbus Day is observed each year on the second Monday in October to remember Christopher Columbus&#8217; arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>For more information about Columbus Day, visit this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/exploration\/columbus-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a>. 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