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Christopher Columbus did discover America, because the word discover means to uncover, to remove from hiding. America was hidden from the rest of the world until Christopher Columbus discovered it. The Vikings discovered it earlier, but few people outside of Scandinavia heard about it, so it was still hidden to most people. The Native Americans discovered it earlier, but of course hardly anyone in Europe, Africa, or Asia heard about that. The success of Columbus was not only making the trip, but getting the word out to all of Europe.

At the same time as Columbus discovered America, you could say the natives discovered Columbus and Europe.

Because its the historians who gave Christopher Columbus and the Spanairds credit for discovering America. We celebrate it because people wanted to give Columbus and the Spanish credit.

even congress cannot decide Because today the USA celibates

the Liar racist Columbus 14th of October.

and Lief Erickson day 9th October who on a return visit brought a priest with him

The vikings, around 1000. Actually, they didn't discovered anything, they made a camp, stayed for a winter, and been back to Iceland.

You might want to have a look to the city of "l'Anse aux Meadows" (in a sublime mixing of english and french) in Canada, where, I think, they did a monument to the vikings who came there a millenary ago.

That is because he was the first European able to go to the Americas. From his experience, all Europeans started going. So he was the first European.

Native Americans don't count as discovering it.

uh, the native indians?

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