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MineralMan

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1. Good ol' Cristobal Colon.

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Thu Oct 9, 2025, 12:31 PM

Oct 9

Let's all celebrate that proud American explorer, eh?

Oh, wait. He was an Italian, named Cristoforo Colombo, but Spain, which sponsored his voyage, called him Cristobal Colon. Once America was populated, that English-speaking country called him Christopher Columbus, just to confuse everyone.

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And we're back to Columbus Day with just the stroke of his ugly ass signature. [View all] a kennedy Oct 9 OP

Good ol' Cristobal Colon. MineralMan Oct 9 #1

It's still Indigenous Peoples Day in Minnesota. Ocelot II Oct 9 #2

Who knows the origin of Columbus Day? usonian Oct 9 #3

We're not "back to" it because it never went away. subterranean Oct 9 #4

Exactly SickOfTheOnePct Oct 9 #5

This is the kind of shit he does- performative nonsense like changing the Gulf of Mexico's name. Redleg Oct 9 #6