Update: In 2015, maximum taxable compensation subject to Social Security payroll taxes will increase to $118,500 from $117,000. To view 2015 tax adjustments impacting payroll deferrals, see the SHRM Online article Income Subject to FICA Payroll Tax Increases in 2015.
Christopher Columbus (born Cristoforo Colombo1451-1506) was born in the Republic of Genoa, 31 October 1451. Genoa was one of the city states that later joined to form Italy. â¦ His father was Domenico Colombo, a weaver and cheese merchant. His mother was Susanna Fontanarossa Colombo.
Christopher Columbus. Christopher Columbus is the explorer who is credited for discovering America. Of course, there were already people living in America at the time who we call Native Americans. There even was a European, Leif Ericsson, who had been to the Americas before. However, it was Columbus' voyage that started the exploration and colonization of the Americas. Before the Voyage. Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy in 1451. He later lived in Lisbon where he worked as a trader.