I think we're all in agreement that Christopher Columbus was the first white European explorer to come to America, and also that the Native Americans were here first. (If not, that's a different subject for a different time.) For the most part we all agree that what he did to the Native Americans was wrong (the killing, slavery, etc...), but that was what it was like 500+ years ago. Just because of what he did then, we can't take away from the fact that he did come over to America and begin the fascination with the New World.
I think that Columbus Day should continue to be celebrated in the United States. It seems to be more of a government holiday than anything else; we don't really celebrate it like a major holiday or a holiday at all. I do think that we should still remember the importance of his arrival here and his place in history. Maybe it would be better suited as a Day of Remembrance rather than a holiday.
