Of course, during his several voyages Columbus never set foot on North America. He did,however make one of the greatest discoveries of all time. Cuban Cigars. He found the native men there smoking them around a fire pit. He brought some back to Spain and the rest is history. Reason enough to toast and celebrate him!
Now I’m off to the man cave for a herd break.
Indeed. The U.S. honors a person who discovered nothing & never set foot on its shores. Everyone gets a trophy.