Read the text and decide if the statements are TRUE or FALSE.
Columbus Day

Columbus Day is one of America's oldest holidays. It was first celebrated on October 12, 1792, in New York City three hundred years after Columbus's voyage. Ever since then, it has been celebrated on the second Monday of October.
Columbus Day celebrates the beginning of cultural exchange between America and Europe.
Today many Americans celebrate Columbus Day with colourful parades, big floats dedicated to Columbus and marching bands. There are multicultural floats too and people from different nationalities participate in the parade.
Columbus Day also commemorates the arrival in America of more than 5 million Italians a century ago. Columbus Day is the only day on which the nation recognizes the heritage of an estimated 26 million Italian Americans.

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  • The first Columbus Day celebration took place in New York City in 1792.
  • On Columbus Day, America recognizes Italian heritage.
  • Columbus Day is one of America's newest holidays.
  • Not many Americans celebrate Columbus Day nowadays.