Columbus Day Or Indigenous Peoples' Day? You Decide!
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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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- Dawson Dye약 7년Indigenous peoples day
- Hello약 7년Indigenous peoples day!!!
- Spirit 약 7년Me too sammy.
- Hi약 7년Indigenous peoples Day.
- LarkspurEcho약 7년Some of you guys are taking this a little too far but I think if your going to celebrate Columbus Day, remember he did NOT discover the Americas, But he did introduce the Americas to Europe, but he didn't even know it. Also, Vikings came to America before Columbus but not many knew about it and they didn't have a lasting colony. They might not even started one. I believe it can be changed for those who don't want to celebrate Columbus. Take Native Americans for example, think how many of them may feel, and imagine if it was the other way around and NA came to Europe and said they discovered it first, even if Europeans were already there. I think people should chose what they want to celebrate. As my last point, Amerigo Vespucci (look him up) was the First one to see that America was a new continent, not Columbus.
- Spirit약 7년Cool
- person약 7년Why do we celebrate Columbus
- Sup약 7년Sup
wolfdog약 7년HAPPY COLUMBUS DAY EVERYONE WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT!!- Carrot약 7년You preach it Wolfdog