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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  • Bob The Guy약 7년
    Wowwww okay, just remember: COLUMBUS
    • galatea
      galatea약 7년
      And I used to think he was a hero......... .......... nuh-uh, big mistake.
      • royaljragon
        royaljragon약 7년
        Columbus came here ( thinking it was India) and kidnaped a lot of people so why is everyone celebrating that? #speakthetruth🗣
        • mirbear 약 7년
          yes change!!!!!!!
          • th약 7년
            Since beginning of time people have conquered other lands killed to do so.
            • madison scott약 7년
              i think it should not be cahnged
              • kattykake약 7년
                We should change it because we really should feel bad for the people who died, not celebrate the people that killed them!
              • jackie 약 7년
                i think this is so amizws for us kids to see news about our history
                • crisp_cookie100
                  crisp_cookie100약 7년
                  Yup
                  • ??????약 7년
                    good story

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