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Topic	Should Columbus Day be celebrated?
Phewfus 10/14/19 2:58:25 PM #69:	TroutPaste posted... Phewfus posted... Columbus day was originally a progressive holiday, hilariously enough. It was used to combat bigotry against Italians and catholics. Citation? I believe you, just curious. I'm Catholic so that's interesting. Specifically Irish, kinda forget how real that hate was President Benjamin Harrison proclaimed it as a one-time national celebration in 1892 in the wake of a bloody New Orleans lynching that took the lives of 11 Italian immigrants. The proclamation was part of a broader attempt to quiet outrage among Italian-Americans, and a diplomatic blowup over the murders that brought Italy and the United States to the brink of war.[9] During the anniversary in 1892, teachers, preachers, poets and politicians used rituals to teach ideals of patriotism. These rituals took themes such as citizenship boundaries, the importance of loyalty to the nation, and the celebration of social progress.[10][11][12] Many Italian-Americans observe Columbus Day as a celebration of their heritage, and the first such celebration was held in New York City on October 12, 1866.[13] The day was first enshrined as a legal holiday in the United States through the lobbying of Angelo Noce, a first generation Italian, in Denver.[14] The first statewide holiday was proclaimed by Colorado governor Jesse F. McDonald in 1905, and it was made a statutory holiday in 1907.[15][16] In April 1937, as a result of lobbying by the Knights of Columbus and New York City Italian leader Generoso Pope, Congress and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt proclaimed October 12 be a federal holiday under the name Columbus Day.[15][17][18][19] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Day#History <cite>Phewfus posted [p:928758359] in Should Col... [t:78083995]...</cite> <quote>TroutPaste posted...</cite> <quote>Phewfus posted...</cite> <quote>Columbus day was originally a progressive holiday, hilariously enough. It was used to combat bigotry against Italians and catholics.</quote> Citation? I believe you, just curious. I'm Catholic so that's interesting. Specifically Irish, kinda forget how real that hate was</quote> President Benjamin Harrison proclaimed it as a one-time national celebration in 1892 in the wake of a bloody New Orleans lynching that took the lives of 11 Italian immigrants. The proclamation was part of a broader attempt to quiet outrage among Italian-Americans, and a diplomatic blowup over the murders that brought Italy and the United States to the brink of war.[9] During the anniversary in 1892, teachers, preachers, poets and politicians used rituals to teach ideals of patriotism. These rituals took themes such as citizenship boundaries, the importance of loyalty to the nation, and the celebration of social progress.[10][11][12] Many Italian-Americans observe Columbus Day as a celebration of their heritage, and the first such celebration was held in New York City on October 12, 1866.[13] The day was first enshrined as a legal holiday in the United States through the lobbying of Angelo Noce, a first generation Italian, in Denver.[14] The first statewide holiday was proclaimed by Colorado governor Jesse F. McDonald in 1905, and it was made a statutory holiday in 1907.[15][16] In April 1937, as a result of lobbying by the Knights of Columbus and New York City Italian leader Generoso Pope, Congress and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt proclaimed October 12 be a federal holiday under the name Columbus Day.[15][17][18][19] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Day#History</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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