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Tag: Columbus Day

  • Prof Patty
  • October 17, 2020October 17, 2020

Which Version of History Were You Taught?

October 12 is Columbus Day for some, Indigenous People’s Day for others. Early in the morning of October 12, 1492, a sailor on board the Pinta sighted land, beginning a new era of Europ

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