The idea to remove Columbus from his own holiday is all about honoring the one noble motivation the dude seemed to possess.
(Credit: ExplorationDayUSA.org )
Columbus Day has attracted its share of detractors in recent years among indigenous peoples' groups and others. That's not to mention the widening recognition that Christopher Columbus ended up in the Americas through some remarkably bad navigational skills and then set about conquering its people through slavery, disease, and other little bits of nastiness.
Suburban St. Louis business owner Karl Frank Jr. has always had similar sentiments. While taking in media reports on the death of Neil Armstrong that compared the shy moonwalker to Columbus, Frank says a light bulb went off. He contacted a few nerdy friends and soon a petition was drafted to re-dedicate Columbus Day as "Exploration Day."
As the description on the White House Web site's "We the People" open petition site reads:
We propose that Columbus Day be re-dedicated as Exploration Day, for the true American s... [Read more]
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