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Someone explain why we have a federal holiday for Columbus instead of Lief Erickson?
Posted on 10/14/24 at 2:05 pm
Posted on 10/14/24 at 2:05 pm
He discovered the Americas 500 years before Columbus
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Posted on 10/14/24 at 2:06 pm to foosball
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Someone explain why we have a federal holiday for Columbus instead of Lief Erickson?
Because Lief's music sucks.
Posted on 10/14/24 at 2:07 pm to foosball
It's only because of Italian pride and propaganda. It really makes no other sense.
This post was edited on 10/14/24 at 2:07 pm
Posted on 10/14/24 at 2:08 pm to foosball
Maybe when they started the Holiday they thought it was Columbus who discovered the new world.
Posted on 10/14/24 at 2:09 pm to foosball
Posted on 10/14/24 at 2:10 pm to foosball
An Irishman was hear in the 6th century.... 
Posted on 10/14/24 at 2:10 pm to foosball
I think there needs to be more federal holidays.
Posted on 10/14/24 at 2:10 pm to Psych23
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Maybe when they started the Holiday they thought it was Columbus who discovered the new world.
No, this was not it
Posted on 10/14/24 at 2:11 pm to Cell of Awareness
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An Irishman was hear in the 6th century....
People were hearing long, long before the 6th century.
Posted on 10/14/24 at 2:11 pm to foosball
Vikings are gay
Posted on 10/14/24 at 2:12 pm to foosball
Posted on 10/14/24 at 2:12 pm to nola tiger lsu
Sounds like the ones prior to Columbus should have had a better marketing program
Posted on 10/14/24 at 2:13 pm to foosball
Columbus Day is no longer acceptable! It's now Indigenous People Day, you bigot!
Posted on 10/14/24 at 2:13 pm to foosball
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instead of Lief Erickson
Because no one can spell his name correctly.
This post was edited on 10/14/24 at 2:15 pm
Posted on 10/14/24 at 2:13 pm to nola tiger lsu
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No, this was not it
Well do you know why? Why not just tell us?
Posted on 10/14/24 at 2:14 pm to foosball
quote:Because there are a lot more Italian voters than Scandinavian voters in the U.S.
Someone explain why we have a federal holiday for Columbus instead of Lief Erickson?
Posted on 10/14/24 at 2:19 pm to foosball
100% because there was a massive push from first generation Italian immigrants in America to make it happen 
Posted on 10/14/24 at 2:20 pm to Psych23
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Well do you know why? Why not just tell us?
quote:
Many Italian Americans observe Columbus Day as a celebration of their heritage and not of Columbus himself, and the day was celebrated in New York City on October 12, 1866.[7] The day was first enshrined as a legal holiday in the United States through the lobbying of Angelo Noce, a first-generation American, in Denver.[8] The first statewide holiday was proclaimed by Colorado governor Jesse F. McDonald in 1905, and it was made a statutory holiday in 1907.[9]
Posted on 10/14/24 at 2:21 pm to foosball
Italians
Posted on 10/14/24 at 2:23 pm to Joshjrn
Could it be that Columbus discovery can be traced much closer to the first permanent settlements and European influence on North America?
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