American Thinker
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Frida Ghitis : Columbus Day is worth keeping and honoring as a great American holiday because it remains foundational to the establishment of a new nation.
Ghitis says Christopher Columbus was self-made, adventurous, and reverent toward God.
She says he never set foot on or even saw any territory that later became part of the continental United States . She says the primary legacy of Columbus was that in discovering the New World , he opened the door to exploration and colonization of those new territories by Europeans .
Columbus Day commemorates the qualities of character and spirit of freedom and adventure that is unique to America .
Columbus Day is worth keeping and honoring because it remains foundational to the establishment of a new nation by people who largely shared the core beliefs of Columbus and George Washington .
Powell is senior fellow at Discovery Institute , and member of Committee on the Present Danger-China .
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