Many people debate whether Columbus Day should be celebrated as a federal holiday. The main reason for this debate is the manner in which Columbus treated the Natives he met once landing in the New World. From the slave trade to the spread of disease,...
In Jeanne Allen’s opinionated article “Why We Celebrate Columbus Day” , originally published in the Student News Daily on October 10, 2019, Washington Examiner Allen, disputes the disregarding outlook and unimportance shown to the Columbus Day holiday. The article is introduced by Allen stating that...
Columbus Day to most Americans celebrate Christopher Columbus discovering America as more than just land. President William Howard Taft put it this way: “Above all, he personifies a view of the world that many see as quintessentially American: not merely optimistic, but scornful of the...
In Jeanne Allen’s opinionated article “Why We Celebrate Columbus Day”, originally published in the Student News Daily on October 10, 2019, Washington Examiner Allen, disputes the disregarding outlook and unimportance shown to the Columbus Day holiday. The article is introduced by Allen stating that “City...
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