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Columbus, Christopher (1451–1506), Italian-born Spanish explorer. He persuaded the Spanish monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella, to sponsor an expedition to sail across the Atlantic in search of Asia and to prove that the world was round. In 1492 he set sail with three small ships and discovered the New World (in fact various Caribbean islands).
Columbus Day in the US, a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus in 1492. It is observed by most states on the second Monday of October.
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Columbus was an explorer: Columbus day is October 13.(Christopher Columbus)
Magazine article from: Weekly Reader, Edition 2 (including Science Spin); 10/10/2003; 700+ words
; Christopher Columbus was an explorer. Explorers travel to places to learn more about them. Columbus sailed the ocean on a ship called the Santa...Look inside to learn about his travels. Columbus Had an Idea Columbus lived long, long ago...
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Columbus Gold Corporation: Columbus Silver Completes IPO.
News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 9/22/2008; 700+ words
; ...VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Sep 22, 2008 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- Columbus Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE:CGT) ( Columbus Gold or the Company ) announces that Columbus Silver Corporation (TSX VENTURE:CSC) ( Columbus Silver ), formerly...
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Columbus Acquisition Corp. Board Approves Extension to Complete Acquisition of Integrated Drilling Equipment Company.
Business Wire; 4/2/2009; 700+ words
; NEW YORK -- Columbus Acquisition Corp. ("Columbus") (NYSE Amex: BUS, BUS-U, BUS-WT) announced today...incorporation (the "Extension Amendments") to allow Columbus more time to complete its proposed business combination...
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Columbus Acquisition Corp. and Its Acquisition Target Integrated Drilling Equipment Company to Present at Investment and Industry Conferences.
Business Wire; 2/10/2009; 700+ words
; NEW YORK & HOUSTON -- Columbus Acquisition Corp. ("Columbus") (NYSEAlternextUS: BUS, BUS-U, BUS-WT) announced today that the management of Columbus and its acquisition target, Integrated Drilling Equipment...
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Columbus Acquisition Corp. To Submit Plan Regarding Annual Meeting.
News Wire article from: Business Wire; 2/17/2009; 700+ words
; NEW YORK & HOUSTON -- Columbus Acquisition Corp. ( Columbus or the Company ) (NYSE Alternext US: BUS, BUS...Drilling Equipment Company ( IDE ) will also serve as Columbus's annual meeting of stockholders. This action is...
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Columbus Controversy
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/28/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World. Congress...promoting a look-alike set of Christopher Columbus "commemoratives" with ads suggesting...possible mail fraud in the sales of the Columbus medals, which were authorized by another...
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Discovering Columbus // Romantic `1492' Reveals His Dogged Complexity
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 10/9/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...STAR) (STAR) (STAR) Christopher Columbus Gerard Depardieu Sanchez Armand Assante...Conquest of Paradise" sees Christopher Columbus as more complex and humane than in the...screen treatments of the character. His Columbus is an enlightened revision of the traditional...
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Columbus sightings
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 11/3/1991; ; 664 words
; ...With the quincentenary celebration of Columbus' arrival in the New World still a year...about him are a measure of popularity, Columbus is going to have a banner year. Here...artist Peter Sis re-creates the life of Columbus in "Follow the Dream: The Story of...
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Columbus Networks completes submarine network to Trinidad.(NEW CABLES)
Magazine article from: Submarine Fiber Optic Communications; 11/1/2007; 700+ words
; Columbus Networks, the premier wholesale provider...Caribbean region and a subsidiary of Columbus Communications Inc., announced that...Tobago to Curacao and to the rest of Columbus's ARCOS undersea network, which currently...
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Can Columbus stay on growth
Newspaper article from: Call & Post; 10/24/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Republican, can agree, it is this: Columbus has had a stable and productive economy...is not destiny. And the candidates in Columbus' mayoral and city council races have...the economic growth that has made the Columbus and Central Ohio economy the lone bright...
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Columbus, Christopher
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Columbus, Christopher c. 1451-1506 COLUMBUS ’ S LEGACY School children across the United States immediately recognize the name Christopher Columbus. He has assumed iconic status as the instigator of European...
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Columbus: History
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States
Columbus: History Central Location Makes Columbus Ohio's Capital After Ohio gained statehood in 1803, the...legislature, which also agreed to rename the settlement Columbus. Construction of the state buildings was delayed for four...
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Columbus: Economy
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States
Columbus: Economy Major Industries and Commercial Activity Columbus's diversified economy is balanced among the services...areas. Home to more than 70 insurance companies, Columbus ranks among the insurance capitals of the United States...
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Columbus: Communications
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States
Columbus: Communications Newspapers and Magazines The principal daily newspaper in Columbus is The Columbus Dispatch (morning). Business First, a business weekly, presents current news as well as analyses of local commerce. Several suburban...
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Columbus, Christopher (1451-1506)
Book article from: American Eras
Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) Explorer Judging the...or 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus ’ s arrival in America in...nearly universally regarded as a hero, Columbus today also conjures up brutality, violence...
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