Posts Tagged ‘discovery’
Don’t cancel Columbus
09Oct26
My favorite holiday, Columbus Day, falls on the second Monday of October every year. This year is extra special because the second Monday is Oct. 12, which happens to be traditional Columbus Day, established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1934. FDR issued a proclamation designating October 12 as Columbus Day and called for the […]
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Columbus: the Man and the Myth
06Oct11
Another holiday, another opportunity to vilify the United States. Actually, the upcoming Columbus Day holiday is just a warm-up for the Thanksgiving main event. We know the narrative by now. Christopher Columbus was not a heroic explorer who discovered a new world. He was a villain who set in motion the centuries-long American reign of […]
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