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Required Reading for
Italian-Americans...
This Day in History:
Italian Contributions in the Month of August
The Month of July was named after Julius Caesar, the greatest military genius and most accomplished man of all time. Octavian (Augustus) did want to be out done by his famous uncle, but even though he was not nearly a great a man as Julius, he still took a full 31 days for the month named after him, making it one of the longest months of the year.
August 3
1492 Christopher Columbus set sail on the Santa Maria along with 90 other crew members on the Nina and the Pinta in search of a new trade route to India, only to discover (or re-discover some argue) North America and the West Indies.
1926 Singer Tony Bennett born
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