[Carl in Tampa]

Originally Posted by tomwed

Take a look at this and see if this history sounds valid.
Christopher Columbus: Hero or Villain?

The essay makes my point, that Columbus was transformed from revered to reviled as history accounts were revised and rewritten.

If you will use your web browser you will find accounts of many efforts to rename Columbus Day, which has actually been done in Seattle. One proposal is Indigenous Remembrance Day.

Is Columbus Day destined for Winston Smith's "memory hole?"