Columbus

36 monuments to Columbus have been removed but there are 149 remaining. More than 6,000 places in the US are named after Columbus. The initial excitement around taking down statues has faded and now some are wondering how and why it all started. Yesterday was Columbus Day and many want to change the name to Native American Day. Many Italian Americans celebrate this day and are upset with trying to change the name. It is one of many situations the country is experiencing where one side wins and another side loses. Schools spend a lot of time explaining the mistreatment of Native Americans by the colonist and part of their history lesson so it is not as if they were trying to cover up.