....As well an excuse for unionized and .gov employees to have a day off.
Who REALLY gives a damn about Columbus, or celebrates Columbus day? To me, it ranks right up there with Groundhog day in significance. lol
I care! Columbus was a brave man and a great explorer, and as another poster said, help bring about the DOCUMENTATION and public knowledge about the land. He did the hard work.
Anyone can show up to a place and be like, “Yup, here I am” and then go back. He said “Here I am, here this is, here is how to get there, here is what it is like, here is why we should care...” and on and on.
So just go celebrate Goundhog day.
Then piss off!