And the trees are stripped bare...

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/autumn-united-states-photos/#/autumn-aspen-trees_3281_600x450.jpg (US)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2011/oct/17/autumn#/?picture=380556551&index=0 (UK)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gvOVWKKxmo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv1L0Fp2n8Y

Is there anything that comes to mind when you think of autumn?

Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World...

October 12 is called ‘Día de la Hispanidad’ in Spain. In the US, Columbus Day is observed on the second Monday in October. I’ve always wondered why I got so little information about such an important event in history when I was at school. Here are some interesting videos about Columbus:

http://www.history.com/topics/columbus-day/videos#christopher-columbus-man-and-myth

http://www.history.com/topics/columbus-day/videos#christopher-columbus-sets-sail

http://www.history.com/topics/columbus-day/videos#christopher-columbus-sets-sail

http://www.history.com/topics/columbus-day/videos#columbus-ships-are-marvels-of-engineering

Is history always written by the victors?