Columbus Day

There have been many great radio programs about Columbus Day that are worth looking at as we celebrate Christopher Columbus on Monday 9th October – which is also Canadian Thanksgiving Day.

Some of these programs really make us think and we wonder who did discover America? Was it Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, Amerigo Vespucci, or Leif Erikson? Nothing's really certain, as records were so sketchy, so all we can really do is guess... 

Or how about you listen to a selection of shows on RUSC, and decide for yourself...

They're on a special Columbus Day page I've put together. 

Click here to listen now

Some of the most notable are:-

• The First Voyage of Christopher Columbus from the series, Family Theater.
• A You Are There show today called Columbus Discovers America which manages to make a much-cliched historical fact vivid and fascinating. 
• A Cavalcade of America broadcast about Amerigo Vespucci who was a great explorer and traveler back in the 15^th Century. 

Have a great weekend!