Replicas of two of Christopher Columbus' tall ships–the Nina and the Pinta.
The Columbus Foundation
Photos (1)
Photos
Over at Wakefield Patch, Editor William LaForme asks whether or not Columbus Day should be a federal holiday, considering certain historical facts.
Here at Melrose Patch, we imagine many of you might be asking yourselves the same question today, especially those of you who didn't get the day off from work to bask in this fine fall weather.
So tell us, readers, is Columbus Day, like LaForme asks, "A fitting tribute to a great explorer? A dark day in history? Just a day off? Or something perhaps in between?" Post your thoughts in a comment in the comments section below.
Josh Chace
10:28 pm on Monday, October 8, 2012
No point changing it now. We can't even have holidays anymore without the PC Armies coming in and arguing the logistics of what "really" happened, or who's revisionist history of the origin of the holiday is right.
Martin
11:34 am on Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Columbus, whose actual name was Columbo (changed his name to sound more regal), never actually stepped foot in North America. He also was a tyrant that murder/enslaved indigenous people in the Caribbean (where he actually landed but thought he was in China, which was his sought after destination). Columbus Day was instituted by Franklin Roosevelt in 1932 to get the highly sought after Italian American vote for the Democratic Party. I come from Italian descent and have no problem stating that this holiday is completely ridiculous. FYI, Eric Thorvaldsson or Eric the Red establish a settlement In North America about 500 years before the next European to arrive.