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Christopher Columbus kneeling, holding flag and sword with two other men holding flags. There are other men on land and in boats behind Columbus and three ships in background. On the island named San Salvador by Columbus, later called Watling Island.
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Christopher Columbus arriving in the New World, 1492. Columbus presents gifts to the first natives to greet him on his landing in America. Columbus set out to discover a westward route to Asia. (Native Americans, colonization of the Americas)
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Indigenous activists see Trump's Columbus Day rhetoric as cause for continued advocacy • May 5, 2025, 1:13 PM ET (AP)
The Latest: Trump signs new executive actions on immigration • Apr. 28, 2025, 7:45 PM ET (AP)
Trump says Columbus Day will now just be Columbus Day • Apr. 27, 2025, 9:44 PM ET (AP)

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