2007-10-07 16:07:17 · 5 answers · asked by getusedtoit 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
its the day an italian "stumbled" onto a place that was so NOT india! he brought disease and genocide to an otherwise peaceful,beautiful place. but if your italian, its a day to miss school, have a parade and generally PARTY!
2007-10-07 16:18:36 · answer #1 · answered by doglady 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a way to honor Christopher Columbus who landed in the New World on October 12, 1492. Had he not been here then, neither would we. Until he proved his theories about the world, people thought if you sailed too far in one direction, you'd drop off into space or something because they thought the world was flat.
2007-10-08 02:40:30 · answer #2 · answered by jan51601 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Around here we call it Indian Raper Day. Read "A People's History of The United States." Christopher Columbus was a horrible, atrocious person and it is disgusting that we commemorate him in any way.
2007-10-07 23:10:53 · answer #3 · answered by Mrs. Maintenance 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means European slavery/theft/treason/diseases/assassinations for all the indigenous living in the Americas.
2007-10-08 04:11:24 · answer #4 · answered by Gambit-Xeneise 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is this for real?
2007-10-07 23:10:56 · answer #5 · answered by beatlemaniac 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋