{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-1996-10-21-pt1-PgE1937", "1996-10-21", 104, 2, null, null, "TRIBUTE TO THE ITALIAN TRIBUNE COLUMBUS DAY PARADE", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "TRIBUTETO", "E1937", "E1937", "[{\"name\": \"William J. Martini\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "142 Cong. Rec. E1937", "Congressional Record, Volume 142 Issue 143 (Monday, October 21, 1996)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 143 (Monday, October 21, 1996)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E1937]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n           TRIBUTE TO THE ITALIAN TRIBUNE COLUMBUS DAY PARADE\n\n                                 ______\n\n                        HON. WILLIAM J. MARTINI\n\n                             of new jersey\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                        Monday, October 21, 1996\n\n  Mr. MARTINI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the 26th\nAnnual Columbus Day Celebration and Parade in Newark, NJ, sponsored by\nthe Italian Tribune.\n  As we all know, Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic Ocean in\nsearch of a New World. Shunned by skeptics and ridiculed by less\nadventurous souls, Columbus embarked on his trek armed with little more\nthan a vision of the future and an irrefutable desire for success.\n  Christopher Columbus was born to a family of weavers and merchants in\nthe Genoa Republic of northern Italy. He soon became a man of the world\nas he traveled through Spain and Portugal. Throughout his travels,\nColumbus became fascinated with the lore of the Orient. He soon became\nconsumed with the idea of discovering a new quicker way to the shores\nof Asia. He believed that way was toward the oceans of the west.\n  On September 6, 1492, Columbus set sail from Palos in search of a\nmore direct route to Asia, but only God knew his journey would bring\neven more wondrous discoveries. Two minutes after midnight on October\n12, 1492, the screams of ``Land! Land!'' broke the silence of the\nnight. As the Pinta, sailing ahead of the other ships, approached the\nsandy white beach, the crew raised the flag to its highest mast and\nfired a cannon to alert the other ships of the discovery.\n  While Columbus originally thought he had found a more direct route to\nAsia, he soon realized that he made a more remarkable discovery--a New\nWorld.\n  Mr. Speaker, over the last 26 years, this parade has been a\ncornerstone of the Italian-American and Newark community. Similar to\nthe way Columbus breached the gap between the Old and the New Worlds,\nthe parade brings together members of Newark's diverse population in a\ncelebration of Christopher Columbus. This parade, in the spirit of\nChristopher Columbus, shows how the Newark community can overcome\ncultural differences to gather and celebrate with each other.\n  Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize the Italian Tribune, and thank\nthem for their continued support of this important community event.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-1996-10-21-pt1-PgE1937"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.3283240366727114, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}