Columbus Day Or Indigenous Peoples' Day? You Decide!

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Statue of Christopher Columbus (Photo Credit: Kenneth C. Zirkel (Public domain or CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons)

Columbus Day, which is celebrated annually on the second Monday of October to honor the Italian explorer credited with “discovering” the Americas, has always been somewhat of a controversial holiday. That’s because while Christopher Columbus stumbled upon what we now call the Caribbean on October 12, 1492, he never set foot on the mainland – even on his subsequent three journeys. Besides, North America had already been “discovered” by the Native Americans, who had been living there for many generations.

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  • RUBY 5년 이상
    I think hes a bad guy. because he already discover something to get credit for it and make it look like hes famous but really Nate of Americans dicorverd it so I think the should get credit.
    • cool girl5년 이상
      I love indiganes people day not Columbus day!
      • Do Not Know5년 이상
        Columbus day is amazing but not a good name!
        • Brooke 5년 이상
          I think Columbus Day seems really fun.
          • cool man5년 이상
            cool that they took 15 years to change the name!
            • Anonymous 5년 이상
              Nice Article
              • big boi5년 이상
                Obviously it was Berkley to change the name of the holiday first!
                • bam 9895년 이상
                  wow that was a awsome .
                  • bob the girl5년 이상
                    Columbus day is so so so cool @ tik tok
                    • Awesomebro8475년 이상
                      I feel so sad know

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