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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  • YA BOY약 7년
    Christopher! Christopher! Christopher! He brought us here
    • meeeeeee약 7년
      this is a great artical
      • typarmesean
        typarmesean약 7년
        Columbo will decide on this. LOL
        • x-AnOnAmYoUs-x약 7년
          he never discovered america he only went to cuba and killed hundreds of cuban native americans.
          • Mancini 약 7년
            Love the article
            • Isabel약 7년
              I like ‘Cultural Day,’ or the current name, ‘Day of Indigenous People Day’
              • mistoryboy약 7년
                free the slaves . 😇
                • Talillama약 7년
                  Indigenous Peoples Day. There is already a month for Italian Heritage, besides. Columbus was Spanish not Italian. If Columbus Day is kept, it should be a day of reflection, not a celebration; a memorial of what indigenous peoples went through.
                  • Nancy약 7년
                    I believe we are tampering with history.... which in itself is full of many imperfections It happened, move forward and respect the day for its positive contributions, as well as the heritage of the many Italian Americans living in the USA, today.
                    • dragoness_lily
                      dragoness_lily약 7년
                      Indigenous Peoples' Day forever! 😄

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