Q: His major accomplishment was the Europeans being introduced into the "The New World". He didn't discover america because the indigenous people already lived there. Most intelligent people already knew the earth was round -it actually isn't round- because aristotle discovered that in the B.C time period. He disturbed the peace of the indigenous and introduced diseases and deforestation
A: You do know that Columbus day is the 13th of October 2008, and this day has been celebrated for quite some time. The first Columbus Day celebration was held in 1792. New York City celebrated the 300th anniversary of Columbus landing in the New World. In 1892, President Harrison called on the people of the United States to celebrate Columbus Day on the 400th anniversary of the event.