Columbus Controversy According to the Wall Street Journal, 22 states don't observe the holiday. Why the disparity? Well, among other reasons, a strong contingent feels that the Genoese navigator's sailing the ocean blue in 1492 introduced a dark period of colonization. Protesters and academics have argued for years that the existing American population, plus earlier evidence of Viking houseguests, make the notion of "discovery" misleading. Can't argue with history, Columbus didn't discover America, Leif Erickson did. How can you discover something that already has people on it. The rest of the world is laughing at us, even Italy. Click on the pic for more. Check out the hilarious video below.Happy Columbus Day
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