Posted on Oct 4, 2015
Columbus Day 2015 falls on October 12. Should this nation continue to honor Christopher Columbus with a federal holiday?
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There is some debate about which non-American "discovered" America. The indigenous people were here long before anybody arrived from Europe after all. :-)
However, Christopher Columbus played s significant role in many ways. Since he thought he had found India, the indigenous people were called Indians which is name that has collectively been maintained for the indigenous people of North, South and Central America.
We used to have holidays honoring President George Washington's birthday and President Abraham Lincoln's birthday. Those holidays were removed and replaced by the generic President's Day with the introduction of Martin Luther King Day.
As it stands there are two Federal Holidays named after specific people - Martin Luther King Day and Columbus Day.
Should we maintain Columbus Day, replace it or remove it as Federal Holiday?
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However, Christopher Columbus played s significant role in many ways. Since he thought he had found India, the indigenous people were called Indians which is name that has collectively been maintained for the indigenous people of North, South and Central America.
We used to have holidays honoring President George Washington's birthday and President Abraham Lincoln's birthday. Those holidays were removed and replaced by the generic President's Day with the introduction of Martin Luther King Day.
As it stands there are two Federal Holidays named after specific people - Martin Luther King Day and Columbus Day.
Should we maintain Columbus Day, replace it or remove it as Federal Holiday?
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no, his brutality underminded anything else he did and its not like he was the first european in the americas.
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He still completed an amazing feat by sailing over the Atlantic in a time where navigation was not easy. Also in his eyes and in Europe he "discovered" the Americas. So I think it should stay a holiday. Also who doesn't like holidays! Just sayin
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Technically speaking President's Day is still Washington's Birthday. No law has ever been passed changing its official name. The Uniform Holiday's Act merely shifted the days, but didn't actually rename them.
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-82/pdf/STATUTE-82-Pg250-3.pdf
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-82/pdf/STATUTE-82-Pg250-3.pdf
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