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October 13, 2008

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Columbus's Population 'Catastrophe'

Christopher Columbus Memorial © kimberlyfaye (Flickr)

10/10/2008

Roughly 90 percent of people native to North America died in the first 100 years after Columbus discovered the New World, notes an environmental think tank as many gear up to celebrate the holiday Columbus Day.

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