I have to write an essay on if Christopher Columbus deserves his own holiday.. Any thoughts?

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anonymous · Answer

he already has his own holiday.. Columbus Day

anonymous · Answer

^ LOL

anonymous · Answer

There is the argument that he didn't really discover the new world -- the Chinese did. You can also argue that his coming to the new world brought disease and disaster for the natives.

anonymous · Answer

and dont forget he also didnt know he was in aamerica

anonymous · Answer

Well, you could argue that it was because of him that Europeans began coming to the "New World." But other than that, he really didn't do anything. Heck, he didn't even discover that the Earth was round, something that's been attributed to him for whatever reason.

anonymous · Answer

http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/christopher-columbus.htm

anonymous · Answer

what about leif erickson?

anonymous · Answer

i agree with bieber fan... he already has his onw holiday

anonymous · Answer

the question is whether he deserves the holiday he already has.