FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
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Because Columbus never reached the contiguous United States.
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Because historians don’t know the exact date when his ships actually made landfall.
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Because Columbus committed brutal acts and began a period of conquest.
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Because Columbus was so mistaken about the size of the earth.
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Detailed explanation-1: -But the holiday has since come under fire as a celebration of a man whose arrival in the Americas heralded the oppression of another group of people: Native Americans. In recent decades, it has been replaced by Indigenous Peoples’ Days in many states and cities.
Detailed explanation-2: -Some claim he was responsible for murder and enslavement, and was a brutal viceroy and governor of the territories under his control. All of which helps explain why people are using the #ColumbusDay hashtag, which has appeared on more than 120, 000 times on Twitter in the last week, to berate the tradition.
Detailed explanation-3: -Though some groups argue that Columbus Day, which is still a federal holiday, celebrates Italian American heritage, many say the holiday glorifies an exploration that led to the genocide of native peoples and paved the way for slavery.