On This Date

October 12th, 1492. This date potentially changed the whole entire world, for this is the day that Columbus landed his ship in the Bahamas; also known as "The Real Columbus Day". This, for Americans is seen as a good thing, because had Columbus not landed in America, this country might not be the land of freedom and liberty, and without a country for an example of justice, the rest of the world might still be in a primarily hierarchical system. This discovery  for some, could be considered a bad thing. Unfortunately  the people that would claim this are most likely dead. The Indians, who were living in America at the time Columbus landed there, were laid victim to the brutality and diseases of the new Europeans. Hundreds of thousands of Indians died because of European diseases such as small pox, and the others were often exploited for sexual relations or as free manual labor.

This event had a huge impact back when it occurred. Most people thought that there was not lands west of Europe, and this event disproved that theory, as well as fueling the Age Of Exploration. As a nation, this event was important because this was the first colonization of America from Europe, and they really modernized the nation, bringing it up to speed with the other nations. I'd say that without this event I would probably not be living in the America, because my ancestors migrated to America a long time ago because it was a free and just country full of opportunity  Had Columbus not discovered it for the Europeans to colonize, who's to say how it would have turned out.

I appreciate this event because I understand its historical importance. I do not loathe this event in any way, but I also feel that eventually someone else would discover America had Columbus not. I'm glad Columbus did, however, because the United States could have been completely different in structure in values if someone else discovered it first.