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milestogo

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20. When I think of Christopher Columbus I think of the first chapter of

Reply to SCantiGOP (Reply #14)

Thu Aug 7, 2025, 12:11 PM

Aug 2025

Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States"...all he cared about was bringing back slaves and gold to Queen Isabella, who financed his trip.

There wasn't much gold to be had and thousands of natives ended up dead. Let's give him a holiday.

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