Columbus Day Should Be Changed

Columbus day. Did you know that on the second Monday of October, almost 319 million people in the U.S. celebrate this holiday? However, did you also know that Christopher Columbus may have been responsible for the death of over 2,000 people? Recently, him and his holiday have been under fire due to new evidence about his history. People all over the U.S. are wondering why we spend an entire day giving tribute to a man who was so obviously cruel and unjust. I personally agree with them, and believe that the holiday should be changed. You are about to find out why. To start, I believe that the holiday, Christopher Columbus Day, should be changed so that it also celebrates the Native-Americans, who were originally here first. For example, one