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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  • animecraze_123
    animecraze_123약 7년
    I would like it to be Indigenous Peoples' Day. People in Italy could celebrate it, but not us.
    • Lamalama약 7년
      So like if you liked it
      • Lamalama약 7년
        I think that name.and the disgusting should not be
        • The invisible m약 7년
          😕this is 😲crazy why are they changing one of are great holidays names
          • Kidzpop약 7년
            In preschool, they taught us about him like he was a hero.
            • deadgamer
              deadgamer약 7년
              I'm part Brittish so, if it weren't for Columbus I wouldn't be in the U.S.A.
              • AllamaTheLlama약 7년
                Wow. I had no clue that in San Francisco, they don't call it Columbus Day!
                • shootingstars
                  shootingstars약 7년
                  Cool
                  • .약 7년
                    was creddited for discovering americans eavn though canada was discoverd first
                    • Birdyy약 7년
                      awesome

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