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OpenStudy (anonymous):

why doesnt anyone celebrate columbus day

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Columbus day is still a Federal holiday, and is still celebrated in some areas (mostly the east coast iirc). The reason that Columbus is now (more) frowned upon, is that he basically exploited and then was associated with the rape/murder of many natives.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Some Googling/Wikipedia/NYTimes should give more information.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

probably because columbus doesn't have a big enough fan base for anyone to celebrate him. now if justin bieber discovered a New World...

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