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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  • e7년 이하
    nope nope nope nope
    • nice7년 이하
      nice
      • Ceeday 7년 이하
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        • Unknown7년 이하
          I think we should change the name because Christopher Columbus was not the first one to discover America. And Christopher Columbus enslaved the Native Americans and made them do a lot of work. Which was very cruel! And he killed millions of people! SO I think that is why we should change the name.
          • wolfdog
            wolfdog7년 이하
            EUROPE FOUNDED THE USA AND VIRTUALLY EVERY COUNTRY IN THE NEW WORLD
            • kittens.k7년 이하
              and woud we not have school still
              • kittens.k7년 이하
                to show how great they are
                • kittens.k7년 이하
                  do do do cool
                  • kittens.k7년 이하
                    awsome
                    • applebees7년 이하
                      i think that the name should be changed because it really should be it is very boring

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