http://ping.fm/opRuv From France, Frederic Vidal sends you a "Hello Happy Americans, it's Columbus Day!" Columbus Day was first popularized as a holiday in the United States through the lobbying of Angelo Noce, a first generation Italian, in Denver. The first official, regular Columbus Day holiday was proclaimed by Colorado governor Jesse F. McDonald in 1905 and made a statutory holiday in 1907. Wikipedia: http://ping.fm/hmzme