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Columbus on Trial

  • October 13, 2014
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Columbus Day became a national holiday in 1937, but not everyone celebrates it. In 2009, a Pennsylvania fourth-grade class even put the controversial explorer on trial for crimes like thievery and abusing his position. The verdict? Guilty. The sentence? Life in prison. Where do you stand on the issue?

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