FULL STORY: A new Columbus Day poll found we’re still more likely to say we SHOULD celebrate it. 43% of Americans approve, and 23% disapprove. The other third said they either don’t know, or don’t really care.
Here are a few more quick Columbus Day stats . . .
1. 69% agree he played an important part in American history. It’s kind of hard to argue he didn’t.
2. But we’re split on whether he was more of a “hero” or a “villain.” The most popular answer was neither, or both . . . or it’s complicated. But 35% said hero, and 20% said villain.
3. Around one in four Americans think most of what they learned in school about Columbus wasn’t really true.
4. 25% still think he was the first explorer to reach North America. The Vikings actually had a settlement in Canada almost five centuries earlier.
5. This last one is fun: People where asked who ELSE they think might have landed in the Americas before Columbus in 1492. 6% said the Ancient Greeks, and 5% said the Romans. There’s no evidence either of them did.
(YouGov)
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