Columbus Day

Is It Time To Get Rid Of Columbus Day?

The Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 01.11.2013 | Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES -- California could soon be the next state to do away with Columbus Day thanks to a bill proposed by Assemblymember Roger Hernandez (D-Wes...

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PHOTOS: 10 Perfect October Getaways

Cheapflights | Posted 12.13.2012 | Travel

Read More: Autumn Leaves, October Getaways, Cheapflights, Fall Foliage, Columbus Day, Halloween, Slidepollajax, Slideexpand, Travel News

The takeaway: People looking for October flights seem to be chasing fall foliage, football and falling prices. Many of these towns have even more to offer.

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Take Action for Indigenous Peoples in the Wake of Columbus Day

Nina Wegner | Posted 12.10.2012 | Impact

Read More: Vanishing Cultures Project, Indigenous Rights, Indigenous People, Columbus Day, Columbus Day History, Christopher Columbus, Impact News

Right now is the perfect time to think about those throughout history and across the world who, because of their regional, cultural, or ethnic ties, have been colonized, marginalized, displaced, or oppressed.

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How to Celebrate Columbus Day: Smack the Doughnuts From Your Co-workers' Hands, Claim Them as Your Own, Then Give Them Smallpox

El Guapo | Posted 12.08.2012 | Comedy

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Today is the only day of the year where you have carte blanche to take whatever your gluttonous heart desires from others and claim it as your own, without legal repercussions.

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Tens Of Thousands Celebrate Italian Pride In Columbus Day Parade

dnainfo.com | Posted 10.08.2012 | New York

NEW YORK CITY -- Tens of thousands of parade-goers lined up along Fifth Avenue Monday for the 68th annual Columbus Day Parade. The parade, which st...

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7 Hilarious Columbus Day Memes

Posted 10.09.2012 | Black Voices

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Happy Columbus Day! There's nothing like a three-day weekend or an Italian pride parade to start off the week in celebration of the explorer's discove...

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On Columbus Day, It's Time to Rethink Our 'Manifest Destiny'

Richard Steiner | Posted 12.08.2012 | Green

Read More: Arctic Oil, Antarctica, International Cooperation, Manifest Destiny, Arctic, Deep Sea Mining, Deep Sea, Columbus Day, Green News

There is a better way to govern our last frontiers. The first thing we need is a "timeout." We need a lot more science, and more deliberate thinking about whether this frontier development will help, or hinder, our quest for a sustainable future.

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What Did You Buy This Weekend?

The Huffington Post | Dana Oliver | Posted 10.08.2012 | Style

Read More: Fall Shopping, Columbus Day 2012, H&M, Columbus Day Sales, Columbus Day Shopping, Weekend Warriors, YSL Heels, Fall Shopping 2012, Weekend Shopping, Fashion Trends, Video, Steve Madden Shoes, Columbus Day, Fashion, Gap Sweater, Style News

Show us your fab buys!

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Why Do We STILL Celebrate Columbus Day?

Nancy Redd | Posted 12.08.2012 | Politics

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No one likes holidays more than I do, but Columbus Day has to take the cake when it comes to holidays that just don't seem worthy of celebration.

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Overrated White People

Marc Lamont Hill | Posted 12.08.2012 | Black Voices

Read More: Christopher Columbus, Columbus Day, Kate Middleton, Race, White People, Slideexpand, Joel Osteen, Black Voices News

To honor the true spirit of Columbus Day, I have created my own list of overrated white people. Of course, this list is not exhaustive, as there are countless other White people who are equally underwhelming.

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The Children Of Columbus: The Multinationals And Their Courtiers

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 12.08.2012 | Politics

Read More: Foxconn, Globalization, Neocolonialism, Thomas Friedman, Apple, Columbus, Columbus Day, Politics News

As the nation commemorates the life and adventures of Christopher Columbus, let's not forget his 21st Century descendants: the multinational corporations who span the globe in search of wealth.

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PHOTOS: 'Discovering Columbus' Is A Hit

AP | KAREN MATTHEWS | Posted 12.08.2012 | New York

NEW YORK — Anyone hoping to commune with Christopher Columbus on Columbus Day will be disappointed: He's booked solid. Monday's tickets to the c...

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Goodbye Columbus? Celebrating Old Christopher Falling Out of Favor

Howard Barbanel | Posted 12.07.2012 | Politics

Read More: Columbus, Christopher Columbus, Columbus Day, Columbus Day Protests, Columbus Day Controversy, Political Correctness, Politics News

There needs to be a middle ground. While a lot of bad happened in the creation of the Americas, a lot of really good good has come of it.

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Columbus Day and the Arab Spring

Nancy Rubin Stuart | Posted 12.05.2012 | World

Read More: Queen Isabella, Christianity, Global Wealth, Mohammed, Oil, Columbus Day, Islam, World News

Five hundred and twenty years ago this weekend, Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic and discovered -- or, more accurately, "rediscovered" -- Nor...

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Where To Shop & Save This Columbus Day

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.08.2012 | Style

Columbus Day is one of the most enjoyable holidays!

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PHOTOS: Do The Columbus Day Regatta Right

The Huffington Post | Joey Francilus | Posted 10.05.2012 | Miami

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This weekend, thousands are expected to crowd the shores and waters of Biscayne Bay for races, leisure boating, and parties in advance of Monday's Col...

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This Columbus Day... Time to Break the Silence

Bill Bigelow | Posted 12.04.2012 | Home

Read More: Ethnic Studies, Textbooks, Education, Arizona Ethnic Studies, Columbus, Columbus Day, Home News

Corporate textbooks and children's biographies of Columbus are filled with misinformation. After all, Columbus did not merely "discover," he took over.

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'TOON: What If Columbus Had Relied On Apple Maps?

Posted 10.02.2012 | Latino Voices

Read More: ios6, Cultura, Video, Problems With Apple Maps, Apple Maps, Lalo Alcaraz, Columbus Day, Columbus Day Controversy, Apple iOS6, Apple Maps App, Latino Voices News

Leave it to Lalo Alcaraz to synthesize the hubbub around Apple's deeply flawed Maps product in the new iOS6 by reminding us all that in just a few day...

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Your Turn: Parades

Posted 03.09.2012 | Women

Read More: Marlo Thomas, Video, Columbus Day Parade, St. Patrick's Day, Columbus Day, St. Patrick's Day Parade, Parades, Your Turn, Marching in Parades, Women News

We live on the park in New York, where there seems to be a parade at least a few times a month, for every nationality that there is. Have you ever mar...

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Before and After 1492

Alyson Renaldo | Posted 12.14.2011 | Impact

Read More: History, Social Justice, Progress, Columbus, Indiginous People, Columbus Day, Bartolome De Las Casas, Justice, America, Impact News

This passed Monday I breathed an uncomfortable sigh seeing my neighborhood banking institutions 'closed in observance of Columbus day.'

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Principal Bans Halloween Costumes, Says Holiday Is 'Problematic'

Posted 12.14.2011 | Home

A Massachusetts elementary school principal has lashed out against traditional American holidays, banning costumes in school for Halloween and telling...

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Protesters In Training: Kids 'Occupy Wall Street'

Posted 12.11.2011 | Impact

Rather than spend their day off hanging out with friends or watching television, a few dozen children crafted signs and fervently waved them at Occupy...

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The Real Christopher Columbus

Carolita Johnson | Posted 12.10.2011 | Comedy

Read More: Lies-My-Teacher-Taught-Me, Misinformation, James W Loewen, American History, Columbus Day, Comedy News

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St. Ursula And The Virgins Of The Caribbean

Bob Schulman | Posted 12.10.2011 | Religion

Christopher Columbus was cruising around the eastern Caribbean in 1493 when he spotted a bunch of islands so pristine he named the lovely dots in the blue-green waters "Las Virgenes."

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I Don't Have To Celebrate Columbus

Vito de la Cruz | Posted 12.10.2011 | Latino Voices

Read More: Latino History, Cultura, Colonialism, Latino Politics, Columbus Day, Hispanic Heritage Month, Latino Voices News

Of course, I understand, as I type this piece on my laptop, that Columbus' exposure of the New World made exploration inevitable and that we are who we are today, in large part because he triggered that European curiosity. But, I don't have to celebrate the man, his misdeeds, or his arrogant, short-sighted waste of human life.

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