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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  • pocketplayer5-0약 7년
    this is okay even tow they replaced Columbus day.
    • Anonymous 약 7년
      I don't really think changing the name of this holiday is necessary, overall the article is informational, helpful and important.
      • TSM_myth약 7년
        interesting
        • raven772
          raven772약 7년
          I’m happy people decide dead to get rid of Columbus Day. What are we celebrating for? Yay he brought smallpox to the native Americans.
          • A Guy약 7년
            alright so I think that killing indigenous people is wrong but without Christopher Columbus colonizing America there wouldn't be a USA, The Greatest country in the World. So therefore. Columbus day should be called Columbus Day
            • Jack약 7년
              Awsome
              • JES 54약 7년
                but the artical is intresting
                • kittens.k약 7년
                  I love the vidio
                  • kittens.k약 7년
                    not realy
                    • sarah약 7년
                      cool

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