Each year in my own city of Chicago. the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans sponsors a gigantic Columbus Day parade to celebrate the courage. foresight. and intrepid fortitude of a man who dared follow his ideals. Only two men in U.S. history have been honored by designation of a public Federal holidaythe first was George Washington. Father of our Country. and the second was Christopher Columbus. father of all immigrants. America is a nation of immigrants. and Italy has provided us with many of our citizenry. From William Paca. who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. to the present. Italian Americans have made enormous and lasting contributions to the strength and greatness of the United States.
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