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Happy Columbus Day!
While today’s holiday is meant to celebrate the anniversary of Christopher Columbus landing on San Salvador Island on October 12th, 1492, the actual event that fueled the celebration of Columbus Day in the US was a mass lynching of Italian Immigrants in 1891.
Following the murder of Police Chief David Hennessey in New Orleans, Louisiana, hundreds of Italians were arrested for suspicion of committing the crime before nineteen of them were charged. Although none of these men were convicted in a court of law, a mob of thousands decided their fate, forcefully entering the prison where they were being held and executing 11 of them.
This event brought the US and Italy to the brink of war. In order to quell the tensions that existed between the two countries and the growing anti-Italian sentiment that arose following this incident, President Benjamin Harrison declared the first Columbus Day in 1892, coinciding with the 400-year anniversary of Columbus’ voyage.
Italians were subject to intense discrimination and prejudice during this time and were the second most lynched ethnic group in the US. However, Columbus Day, as well as the monuments and parades that were established following its initial celebration, provided a symbol of the positive contributions that Italians have made to the United States. This helped Italians assimilate to their new way of life as Americans, allowing them to gain acceptance from the rest of the country in the process.
While there is lots of controversy surrounding Christopher Columbus, an objective and unbiased review of the historical record will reveal that many of the common transgressions he is accused of are either grossly exaggerated or outright ahistorical.
@Jaiboyal Idk about you but I saw a lot of complaining before the game and in previous games especially last playoffs. Obviously it echos when things don’t go your way but I know I saw a few complaints about it.
@Jaiboyal I can agree with you on the fact that they played like ass and deserved to lose however I think the momentum swings from the brutal calls did not help things. 2 or 3 extra tic tac calls at key points of the game really swung things.